The president of a small manufacturing firm has been concerned about the continual growth in manufac


Question: The president of a small manufacturing firm has been concerned about the continual growth in manufacturing costs over the past several years. The following is a time series of the cost per unit (in dollars) for the firm’s leading product over the past eight years.

Year Cost per Unit ($) Year Cost per Unit ($)
1 20.00 5 26.60
2 24.50 6 30.00
3 28.20 7 31.00
4 27.50 8 36.00

a.) Graph this time series. Does a linear trend appear?

b.) Develop the equation for the linear trend component for the time series. What is the average cost increase per year?

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