Cars driven by sue trent and jim higgins were involved in an automobile accident where mr. higgins was at fault. sue trent's car was a total loss and valued at $6,000, plus she sustained bodily injuries totaling $25,000. scott finley, ms. trent's passenger, was injured and incurred $6,000 in medical expenses. mr. higgins, the responsible party, carries bodily injury coverage with limits of $15,000 per person and $30,000 per accident, and property damage coverage of $5,000. his policy will pay a maximum of:

Sharon had some insider information about a corporate takeover. she unintentionally informed a friend, who immediately bought the stock in the target corporation. the takeover occurred and the friend made a substantial profit from buying and selling the stock. the friend told sharon about his stock dealings, and gave her a pearl necklace because she "made it all possible." the necklace was worth $10,000, but she already owned more jewelry than she desired.

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)? $

Determine the hrm’s role in the performance management process and explain how to ensure the process aligns with the organization’s strategic plan.