George Caloz & Frères, located in Grenchen, Switzerland, makes luxury custom watches in small lots. One of the company's products, a platinum diving watch, goes through an etching process. The company has recorded etching costs as follows over the last six weeks: Week 1 2 3 4 5 Units 9 5 11 5 8 11 49 Total Etching Cost $24 21 29 20 24 27 $ 145 For planning purposes, management would like to know the variable etching cost per unit and the total fixed etching cost per week. Exercise 5A-5 Part 3 (Algo) 3. If the company processes nine units next week, what would be the expected total etching cost? (Round your Intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
George Caloz & Frères, located in Grenchen, Switzerland, makes luxury custom watches in small lots. One of the company's products, a platinum diving watch, goes through an etching process. The company has recorded etching costs as follows over the last six weeks: Week 1 2 3 4 5 Units 9 5 11 5 8 11 49 Total Etching Cost $24 21 29 20 24 27 $ 145 For planning purposes, management would like to know the variable etching cost per unit and the total fixed etching cost per week. Exercise 5A-5 Part 3 (Algo) 3. If the company processes nine units next week, what would be the expected total etching cost? (Round your Intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
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Exercise 5A-5 (Algo) Least-Squares Regression [LO5-11]
George Caloz & Frères, located in Grenchen, Switzerland, makes luxury custom watches in small lots. One of the
company's products, a platinum diving watch, goes through an etching process. The company has recorded etching costs
as follows over the last six weeks:
Week
1
2
3
4
5
Units
9
5
11
5
8
11
49
Total Etching
Cost
$ 24
21
29
20
24
27
$ 145
For planning purposes, management would like to know the variable etching cost per unit and the total fixed etching cost
per week.
Exercise 5A-5 Part 3 (Algo)
3. If the company processes nine units next week, what would be the expected total etching cost? (Round your intermediate
calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
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Exercise 5A-5 (Algo) Least-Squares Regression [LO5-11]
George Caloz & Frères, located in Grenchen, Switzerland, makes luxury custom watches in small lots. One of the
company's products, a platinum diving watch, goes through an etching process. The company has recorded etching costs
as follows over the last six weeks:
Week
1
2
3
4
5
Units
9
5
11
5
8
11
49
Total Etching
Cost
$ 24
21
29
20
24
27
$ 145
For planning purposes, management would like to know the variable etching cost per unit and the total fixed etching cost
per week.
Exercise 5A-5 Part 3 (Algo)
3. If the company processes nine units next week, what would be the expected total etching cost? (Round your intermediate
calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Expected total etching cost
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