Question #33
Reading: Reading 2 Time-Series Analysis
PDF File: Reading 2 Time-Series Analysis.pdf
Page: 16
Status: Unattempted
Part of Context Group: Q33-34
First in Group
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Question
Based on the autoregressive model, expected warranty expense in the first quarter of 2005 will be closest to:
Answer Choices:
A. $51 million
B. $60 million
C. $65 million
Explanation
Substituting the 1-period lagged data from 2004.4 and the 4-period lagged data from
2004.1 into the model formula, change in warranty expense is predicted to be higher than
2004.4.
11.73 = –0.7 – 0.07*24 + 0.83*17.
The expected warranty expense is (53 + 11.73) = $64.73 million.