Armer Company is accumulating data to use in preparing its annual profit plan for the coming year. The cost behavior pattern of the maintenance costs must be determined. The accounting staff has suggested the use of linear regression to derive an equation for maintenance hours and costs. Data regarding the maintenance hours and costs for the last year and the results of the regression analysis follow: Month
Maintenance Cost
Machine Hours
Jan.
$
4,200

480

Feb.

3,000

320

Mar.

3,600

400

Apr.

2,820

300

May

4,350

500

June

2,960

310

July

3,030

320

Aug.

4,470

520

Sept.

4,260

490

Oct.

4,050

470

Nov.

3,300

350

Dec.

3,160

340

Sum
$
43,200

4,800

Average
$
3,600

$
400

Average cost per hour

$
9.00

a (intercept)

$
684.65

b (coefficient)

7.2884

Standard error of the estimate

34.469

R-squared

0.99724

t-value for b

60.105

At 400 hours of activity, Armer management can be approximately two-thirds confident that the maintenance costs will be in the range of

Jamie lee is reviewing her finances one month later. she has provided the actual amounts paid below. use the cash budget table below to her identify the variances in her budget. each answer must have a value for the assignment to be complete. enter "0" for any unused categories. actual amounts income: monthly expenses: gross monthly salary $2,315 rent obligation $260 net monthly salary $1,740 utilities/electricity $130 savings allocation: utilities/water $10 regular savings $130 utilities/cable tv $155 rainy-day savings $20 food $160 entertainment: gas/maintenance $205 cake decorating class $90 credit card payment $25 movies with friends $50 car insurance $75 clothing $145 budgeted amounts assets: monthly expenses: checking account $1,850 rent obligation $225 emergency fund savings account $4,300 utilities/electricity $75 car $5,200 utilities/water $35 computer & ipad $1,100 utilities/cable tv $120 liabilities: food $115 student loan $6,600 gas/maintenance $95 credit card balance $1,000 credit card payment $45 income: car insurance $45 gross monthly salary $2,155 clothing $45 net monthly salary $1,580 entertainment: savings allocation: cake decorating class $90 regular savings $130 movies with friends $50 rainy day savings $20

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