Are rent rates influence by the student population in a college town? let rent be the average monthly rent paid on rental units in a college town in the united states. let pop denote the total city population, avginc the average city income, and the pctstu the student population as a percentage of the total population. one model to test for a relationship is log(rent)=b0 + b1log(pop) + b2log(avginc) + b3(pctstu + u. (1). state the null hypothesis that size of the student body relative to the population has no ceteris paribus effect on monthly rents. state the alternative that there is an effect. (2). what signs do you expert for b1 and b2? (3). the equation estimated using 1990 data rental1.raw for 64 college town is, log(rent)=.043 + .066, log(pop) + .507 log(avginc) + .0056pctstu n=64 r=.458 what is wrong with the statement : a 10% increase in population is associated with about a 6.6% increase in rent. (4). test the hypothesis stated in part (i) at 1% level

Which of the following statements is correct? a. two firms with identical sales and operating costs but with different amounts of debt and tax rates will have different operating incomes by definition. b. free cash flow (fcf) is, essentially, the cash flow that is available for interest and dividends after the company has made the investments in current and fixed assets that are necessary to sustain ongoing operations. c. retained earnings as reported on the balance sheet represent cash and, therefore, are available to distribute to stockholders as dividends or any other required cash payments to creditors and suppliers. d. if a firm is reporting its income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, then its net income as reported on the income statement should be equal to its free cash flow. e. after-tax operating income is calculated as ebit(1 - t) + depreciation.

P11.2a (lo 2, 4) fechter corporation had the following stockholders’ equity accounts on january 1, 2020: common stock ($5 par) $500,000, paid-in capital in excess of par—common stock $200,000, and retained earnings $100,000. in 2020, the company had the following treasury stock transactions. journalize and post treasury stock transactions, and prepare stockholders’ equity section. mar. 1 purchased 5,000 shares at $8 per share. june 1 sold 1,000 shares at $12 per share. sept. 1 sold 2,000 shares at $10 per share. dec. 1 sold 1,000 shares at $7 per share. fechter corporation uses the cost method of accounting for treasury stock. in 2020, the company reported net income of $30,000. instructions a. journalize the treasury stock transactions, and prepare the closing entry at december 31, 2020, for net income. b. open accounts for (1) paid-in capital from treasury stock, (2) treasury stock, and (3) retained earnings. (post to t-accounts.) c. prepare the stockholders’ equity section for fechter corporation at december 31, 2020.

Any point on a country's production possibilities frontier represents a combination of two goods that an economy: