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Chapter 1: Problem 38
Find an equation of the line that has slope \(m\) and \(y\) -intercept \(b\). $$ m=-\frac{1}{2} ; b=\frac{3}{4} $$
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For each supply equation, where \(x\) is the quantity supplied in units of 1000 and \(p\) is the unit price in dollars, (a) sketch the supply curve and (b) determine the number of units of the commodity the supplier will make available in the market at the given unit price. $$ p=\frac{1}{2} x+20 ; p=28 $$
The following table gives the projected operations management consulting spending (in billions of dollars) from 2005 through \(2010(x=5\) corresponds to 2005 ): $$ \begin{array}{lcccccc} \text { Year, } \boldsymbol{x} & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 \\ \hline \text { Spending, } \boldsymbol{y} & 40 & 43.2 & 47.4 & 50.5 & 53.7 & 56.8 \\ \hline \end{array} $$ a. Find an equation of the least-squares line for these data. b. Use the results of part (a) to estimate the average rate of change of operations management consulting spending from 2005 through 2010 . c. Use the results of part (a) to estimate the amount of spending on operations management consulting in 2011, assuming that the trend continues.
Use the results of Exercise 63 to find an equation of a line with the \(x\) - and \(y\) -intercepts. $$ x \text { -intercept } 4 ; y \text { -intercept }-\frac{1}{2} $$
Determine whether the statement is true or false. If it is true, explain why it is true. If it is false, give an example to show why it is false. A data point lies on the least-squares line if and only if the vertical distance between the point and the line is equal to zero.
The annual sales (in billions of dollars) of global positioning system (GPS) equipment from the year 2000 through 2006 follow \((x=0\) corresponds to the year 2000 ): $$ \begin{array}{lccccccc} \hline \text { Year, } \boldsymbol{x} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline \text { Annual Sales, } \boldsymbol{y} & 7.9 & 9.6 & 11.5 & 13.3 & 15.2 & 16.0 & 18.8 \\ \hline \end{array} $$ a. Find an equation of the least-squares line for these data. b. Use the equation found in part (a) to estimate the annual sales of GPS equipment for 2008 , assuming that the trend continued.
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