TCO E The Central Company manufactures a certain item once a
(TCO E) The Central Company manufactures a certain item once a week in a batch production run. The number of items produced in each run varies from week to week as demand fluctuates. The company is interested in the relationship between the size of the production run (SIZE, X) and the number of person-hours of labor (LABOR, Y). A random sample of 13 production runs is selected, yielding the data below.
SIZE
LABOR
PREDICT
40
83
60
30
60
100
70
138
90
180
50
97
60
118
70
140
40
75
80
159
70
140
40
75
80
159
70
144
50
90
60
125
50
87
| SIZE | LABOR | PREDICT |
| 40 | 83 | 60 |
| 30 | 60 | 100 |
| 70 | 138 | |
| 90 | 180 | |
| 50 | 97 | |
| 60 | 118 | |
| 70 | 140 | |
| 40 | 75 | |
| 80 | 159 | |
| 70 | 140 | |
| 40 | 75 | |
| 80 | 159 | |
| 70 | 144 | |
| 50 | 90 | |
| 60 | 125 | |
| 50 | 87 |
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