Please answer the questions that follow. Don't forget to state any necessary assumptions! Please describe,


Please answer the questions that follow. Don't forget to state any necessary assumptions!

  1. Please describe, with words and numerical coefficients, your model for the total cost function (again assuming a linear model).
  2. How much variance in total cost is explained by estimating it with number of units manufactured using this linear model?
  3. What is your best point-estimate (single number) for fixed cost? What about variable cost of producing 20 textbooks (again, single number)?
Data Item Quantity (# of Books
Produced)
Total Cost of Production
1 2 $ 30
2 5 $ 40
3 8 $ 73
4 10 $ 100
5 11 $ 130
6 12 $ 90
7 14 $ 150
8 15 $ 160
9 16 $ 155
10 17 $ 180
11 18 $ 240
12 19 $ 280
13 20 $ 180
14 21 $ 181
15 22 $ 185
16 23 $ 190
17 24 $ 200
18 25 $ 200
19 26 $ 275
20 28 $ 215
21 30 $ 220
22 31 $ 221
23 32 $ 225
24 33 $ 200
25 34 $ 205
26 35 $ 206
27 36 $ 210
28 37 $ 200
29 38 $ 388
30 40 $ 275
31 41 $ 400
Data Item Quantity (# of Books
Produced)
Total Cost of Production
32 42 $ 428
33 43 $ 415
34 44 $ 450
35 45 $ 460
36 46 $ 450
37 47 $ 471
38 48 $ 500
39 49 $ 476
40 50 $ 450
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your data
entry into
Excel:
1,137 $ 10,104
Price: $9.32
Solution: The downloadable solution consists of 7 pages, 232 words and 6 charts.
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