Arnold Tofu owns and operates a chain of 12 vegetable protein “hamburger” restaurants in northern Chicago area. Sales figures and profits for the stores are in the table below. Sales are given in millions of dollars; profits are in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Calculate a regression line for the data. What is your forecast of profit for a store with sales of $24 million? 30 millions?   Store Sales Profits 1 6 14 2 3 11 3 5 15 4 5 16 5 15 24 6 18 28 7 17 22 8 12 21 9 15 26 10 20 43 11 14 34 12 5 9

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  1. Arnold Tofu owns and operates a chain of 12 vegetable protein “hamburger” restaurants in northern Chicago area. Sales figures and profits for the stores are in the table below. Sales are given in millions of dollars; profits are in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Calculate a regression line for the data. What is your forecast of profit for a store with sales of $24 million? 30 millions?

 

Store Sales Profits
1 6 14
2 3 11
3 5 15
4 5 16
5 15 24
6 18 28
7 17 22
8 12 21
9 15 26
10 20 43
11 14 34
12 5 9
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