Listed below is the consolidated revenue in billions for th

Listed below is the consolidated revenue (in $ billions) for the General Electric for the period from 2005 to 2009.

Determine the index for 2009, using 2005 as the base period. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

Use the period 2005 to 2007 as the base period and find the index for 2009. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

With 2005 as the base year, use the least squares method to find the trend equation. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

What is the estimated consolidated revenue for 2012? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

What is the rate of increase per year? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

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