Suppose that you regress the total number of medals that a country won in the 2008 Olympics on GDP per capita (measured in thousands) and that you get the following results. SUMMARY OUTPUT Regression Statistics 0.193666659 Multiple R R Square 0.037506775 0.027881842 Adjusted R Square 17.8035921 Standard Error 102 Observations ANOVA. MS SS Significance F df Regression 1235.171633 1235.171633 3.896835188 0.05113579 Residual 31696.78915 316.9678915 100 101 32931.96078 Total Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Lower 95% Upper 95% 2.6341 10.6580 2.3079 0.0098 Intercept 6.0792 1.5005 0.0511 1.9740 GDP Per Capita ousands) 0.1553 0.0787 0.0008 0.3113
how would you interpret these results?

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u.s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.

Which of the following is true concerning the 5/5 lapse rule? a) the 5/5 lapse rule deems that a taxable gift has been made where a power to withdraw in excess of $5,000 or five percent of the trust assets is lapsed by the powerholder. b) the 5/5 lapse rule only comes into play with a single beneficiary trust. c) amounts that lapse under the 5/5 lapse rule qualify for the annual exclusion. d) gifts over the 5/5 lapse rule do not have to be disclosed on a gift tax return.

The de mesa family will soon be occupying their newly renovated house. however, the bathroom measuring 10ft. by 16 ft. still needs to be covered by tiles. if the tile that they desire measures 2/5 ft by 2/5 ft., how many tiles will they need to cover the bathroom floor?