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!
- Please describe, with words and numerical coefficients, your model for the total cost function (again assuming a linear model).
- How much variance in total cost is explained by estimating it with number of units manufactured using this linear model?
- 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 |
|
Use these
sums to verify 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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