The business problem facing the director of broadcasting operations for a television station was the issue of standby hours (i

The business problem facing the director of broadcasting operations for a television station was the issue of standby hours (i.e., hours in which unionized graphic artists at the station are paid but are not actually involved in any activity) and what factors \were related to standby hours. The study included the following variables:

Standby hours (Y): Total number of standby hours in a week

Total staff present (X1): Weekly total of people-days

Remote hours (X2): Total number of hours worked by employees at locations away from the central plant.

Data were collected for 26 weeks; these data are organized and stored in Standby.

State the multiple regression equation.