Based on the multiple regression output below, choose the variable with the highest level of significance.
A manager wants to examine the effect of season (Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter) and time of the game (Morning, Afternoon or Evening) on the number of television viewers for a National Basketball Association game. How many dummy variables should be included in the multipleregression?
An asset manager performs a regression analysis of Boeing's monthly returns against the monthly returns of the Standard and Poor's 500 (S&P 500), a stock market index of 500 large companies. Since the financial market is so volatile, the asset manager decides that it is nearly impossible to forecast exactly what Boeing's monthly returns will be and therefore asks the team to provide a range of possible monthly returns for Boeing. The manager wants to cover as many potential outcomes as possible and asks the team to construct a 99.7% prediction interval. Given the regression output below, which of the following options is a reasonable estimate of the 99.7% prediction interval for Boeing's monthly returns, assuming that the S&P 500 monthly returns decline by 3%? Note that percentages are represented as values between 0 and 1.
A company purchased a piece of equipment for $100,000 on Jan. 1, 2012. The estimated useful life is 10 years with no salvage value at the end of the10-year period. The company used the straight-line method to depreciate this equipment in 2012. However, in 2013, the company decided to change the depreciation method to the double-declining method. What effect did this change in depreciation methods have on the income statement for 2013 and the balance sheet as of Dec. 31, 2013?
A company reported pretax financial statement income of $420,000 for Year 1. Taxable income for Year 1 was $300,000 due to a temporary timing difference in depreciation expenses. The income tax rate is 30 percent. In its Year 1 balance sheet, the company should record a deferred tax:
