Aregression analysis of 117 homes for sale produced the following model, where price is in thousands of dollars and size is in square feet. modifyingabove price with caretequals47.86plus0.062(size) a) explain what the slope of the line says about housing prices and house size. b) what price would you predict for a 3000-square-foot house in this market? c) a real estate agent shows a potential buyer a 1100-square-foot house, saying that the asking price is $6500 less than what one would expect to pay for a house of this size. what is the asking price, and what is the $6500 called?

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.

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.

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