Domestic producers are not subject to the tariff and will therefore have a price advantage over their foreign competitors. However, absent such competition, the domestic price of the item will be higher. Domestic producers will sell more at a higher price, and domestic consumers will consume less following the price increase.

The coefficient of determination r-) is the amount of variation in the dependent variable interest income) that is explained by the independent variables. In this case, less of the change in interest income is explained by the model. Thus, some other factor must be causing interest income to change. This change merits audit investigation. In preparing the annual profit plan for the coming year, Wilkens Company wants to determine the cost behavior pattern of the maintenance costs. Wilkens has decided to use linear regression by employing the equation = a + bx for maintenance costs. The prior year's data regarding maintenance hours and costs, and the results of the regression analysis, are given below and in the opposite column.

IFRS 3, Business Combinations, requires that all business combinations within its scope be accounted for using the acquisition method.