SCENARIO 14-1
A manager of a product sales group believes the number of sales made by an employee (Y)depends on how many years that employee has been with the company (X 1 )and how he/she scored on a business aptitude test (X 2 ).A random sample of 8 employees provides the following:

-Referring to Scenario 14-1,if an employee who had been with the company 5 years scored a 9 on the aptitude test,what would his estimated expected sales be?
A)79.09
B)60.88
C)55.62
D)17.98

Question

SCENARIO 14-1
A manager of a product sales group believes the number of sales made by an employee (Y)depends on how many years that employee has been with the company (X 1 )and how he/she scored on a business aptitude test (X 2 ).A random sample of 8 employees provides the following:
 
-Referring to Scenario 14-1,if an employee who had been with the company 5 years scored a 9 on the aptitude test,what would his estimated expected sales be?
A)79.09 
B)60.88 
C)55.62 
D)17.98

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The estimated expected sales can be calculated using the regression equation provided in Scenario 14-1. Given the employee's years with the company (5 years) and their aptitude test score (9), we substitute these values into the equation to find the expected sales. The correct calculation leads to an answer of 79.09.

SCENARIO 14-1 A Manager of a Product Sales Group Believes the Number