Specific motors produces electronic motors for power-actuated valves for the Medicalconstruction industry. Specific's production plant has operated at near capacity forover a year now. JOSEPH Bakkabulindi, the plant manager thinks that the growth insales will continue, and he wants to develop a long- range forecast to be used to planfacility requirements for the next 3 years. Sales records for the past 10 years havebeen accumulated: N.B: Show all the workings. Solve with Linear regression. Year Annual sales (000's of units) Year Annual sales (000's of units 1 500 6 1,000 2 650 7 1,100 3 900 8 1,300 4 1,000 9 1,450 5 1,000 10 1,600

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Specific motors produces electronic motors for power-actuated valves for the Medical
construction industry. Specific's production plant has operated at near capacity for
over a year now. JOSEPH Bakkabulindi, the plant manager thinks that the growth in
sales will continue, and he wants to develop a long- range forecast to be used to plan
facility requirements for the next 3 years. Sales records for the past 10 years have
been accumulated: N.B: Show all the workings. Solve with Linear regression.

Year Annual sales (000's of units) Year Annual sales (000's of units
1 500 6 1,000
2 650 7 1,100
3 900 8 1,300
4 1,000 9 1,450
5 1,000 10 1,600

 

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