Travel offers helicopter service from suburban towns to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Each of its 9 helicopters makes between 1,200 and 2,400 ​round-trips per year. The records indicate that a helicopter that has made 1,200 ​round-trips in the year incurs an average operating cost of ​$535 per​ round-trip, and one that has made 2,400 ​round-trips in the year incurs an average operating cost of ​$500 per​ round-trip.   Read the requirements LOADING... .   Requirement 1. Using the​ high-low method, estimate the linear relationship y=a+bX​, where y is the total annual operating cost of a helicopter and X is the number of​ round-trips it makes to JFK airport during the year.   y   = $84,000   + $465   X   Requirement 2. Give examples of costs that would be included in a and in b.

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Travel offers helicopter service from suburban towns to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Each of its
9
helicopters makes between
1,200
and
2,400
​round-trips per year. The records indicate that a helicopter that has made
1,200
​round-trips in the year incurs an average operating cost of
​$535
per​ round-trip, and one that has made
2,400
​round-trips in the year incurs an average operating cost of
​$500
per​ round-trip.
 
Read the
requirements
LOADING...
.
 
Requirement 1. Using the​ high-low method, estimate the linear relationship
y=a+bX​,
where y is the total annual operating cost of a helicopter and X is the number of​ round-trips it makes to JFK airport during the year.
 
y
 
=
$84,000
 
+
$465
 
X
 
Requirement 2. Give examples of costs that would be included in a and in
b.
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