Using least square method, compute for the annual electricity cost if the machine hours use has a monthly average of 70.00 Amber Company manufacture laptops, preparing the next year budget the accountant complied these data. Month Machine Hours Electricity Cost Jan 80.00 2,330.40 Feb 70.00 2,226.60 Mar 65.00 2,174.70 Apr 60.00 2,122.80 May 60.00 2,122.80 Jun 35.00 1,863.30 Jul 70.00 2,226.60 Aug 86.00 2,392.68 Sep 37.00 1,884.06 Oct 50.00 2,019.00 Nov 96.00 2,496.48 Dec 100.00 2,538.00 10.38 1,500 10,219.20 2,226.60
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![Using least square method, compute for the annual electricity cost if the
machine hours use has a monthly average of 70.00
Amber Company manufacture laptops, preparing the next year budget
the accountant complied these data.
Month Machine Hours
Electricity Cost
Jan
80.00
2,330.40
Feb
70.00
2,226.60
Mar
65.00
2,174.70
Apr
60.00
2,122.80
May
60.00
2,122.80
Jun
35.00
1,863.30
Jul
70.00
2,226.60
Aug
86.00
2,392.68
Sep
37.00
1,884.06
Oct
50.00
2,019.00
Nov
96.00
2,496.48
Dec
100.00
2,538.00
10.38
1,500
10,219.20
2,226.60](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F334f4eba-2336-4d9f-8daa-a6ee76197459%2Fefc1d680-9434-430a-9269-293166417310%2Fme10fi6_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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