The "IPS" (Investment Policy Statement) for a qualified retirement plan under ERISA states the asset allocations permitted in the plan. The IPS requires that 50% of assets be placed in stocks; and 50% of assets be placed in fixed income securities. The allocation percentage is allowed to vary by up to 10%, giving the manager the ability to time the market to enhance returns. The investment manager expects a bull market in equities and increases the equities allocation to 65% and reduces the fixed income allocation to 35%. The equities market rallies and the overall portfolio increases by 18% for the year. At the end of the year, the manager rebalances, bringing the portfolio allocation back to 50/50. The investment manager:.

An important application of regression analysis in accounting is in the estimation of cost. by collecting data on volume and cost and using the least squares method to develop an estimated regression equation relating volume and cost, an accountant can estimate the cost associated with a particular manufacturing volume. consider the following sample of production volumes and total cost data for a manufacturing operation. production volume (units) total cost ($) 400 4000 450 5000 550 5400 600 5900 700 6400 750 7000 compute b 1 and b 0 (to 2 decimals if necessary). b 1 b 0 complete the estimated regression equation (to 2 decimals if necessary). = + x what is the variable cost per unit produced (to 1 decimal)? $ compute the coefficient of determination (to 4 decimals). note: report r 2 between 0 and 1. r 2 = what percentage of the variation in total cost can be explained by the production volume (to 2 decimals)? % the company's production schedule shows 500 units must be produced next month. what is the estimated total cost for this operation (to 2 decimals)? $