Assets again Here are the same data you saw in Exercise 45 after re-expressions as the square root of assets (in $M) and the logarithm of assets (in $M):

a) Which re-expression do you prefer? Why?

b) In the square root re-expression, what does the value 50 actually indicate about the company’s assets?

c) In the logarithm re-expression, what does the value 3 actually indicate about the company’s assets?

# of Companies # of Companies 20 20 15 10 5 10 8 9 4 2 T 0 75 VAssets 150 225 2.25 3.00 3.75 4.50 Log (Assets)