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Harborside Corp. produces swimsuits. Presented is the monthly information for th

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Harborside Corp. produces swimsuits. Presented is the monthly information for the last 15 months:

Total Manufacturing Costs

Total Swimsuits produced

Boardshorts Produced

Bikinis Produced

January-16

              28,431

                        118

                  51

                  68

February-16

              31,945

                        169

                  34

                135

March-16

              35,488

                        142

                  74

                  68

April-16

              35,787

                        166

                  61

                105

May-16

              42,175

                        196

                122

                  75

June-16

              31,884

                        149

                  47

                101

July-16

              30,021

                        122

                  54

                  68

August-16

              40,455

                        189

                  71

                118

September-16

              35,129

                        172

                  51

                122

October-16

              37,382

                        159

                  74

                  85

November-16

              31,201

                        132

                  58

                  74

December-16

              40,794

                        176

                  81

                  95

January-17

              36,253

                        169

                  61

                108

February-17

              38,880

                        182

                  68

                115

March-17

              25,414

                        105

                  41

                  71

2. Use simple regression analysis to develop a cost-estimating equation for total manufacturing

costs. A customer has offered to purchase 75 boardshorts for $195 per item. Management has asked

your advice regarding whether or not to accept the offer. What advice do you have for management?

Harborside Corp. produces swimsuits. Presented is the monthly information for the last 15 months:

Total Manufacturing Costs

Total Swimsuits produced

Boardshorts Produced

Bikinis Produced

January-16

              28,431

                        118

                  51

                  68

February-16

              31,945

                        169

                  34

                135

March-16

              35,488

                        142

                  74

                  68

April-16

              35,787

                        166

                  61

                105

May-16

              42,175

                        196

                122

                  75

June-16

              31,884

                        149

                  47

                101

July-16

              30,021

                        122

                  54

                  68

August-16

              40,455

                        189

                  71

                118

September-16

              35,129

                        172

                  51

                122

October-16

              37,382

                        159

                  74

                  85

November-16

              31,201

                        132

                  58

                  74

December-16

              40,794

                        176

                  81

                  95

January-17

              36,253

                        169

                  61

                108

February-17

              38,880

                        182

                  68

                115

March-17

              25,414

                        105

                  41

                  71

Explanation / Answer

Manufacturing cost = 11230.61 + 372.88* Swim suits -165.616*Boardshorts - 259.236*Bikinis

Manufacturing cost of boardshorts is negative. So Management should not accept the offer.

SUMMARY OUTPUT Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.970262 R Square 0.941409 Adjusted R Square 0.925429 Standard Error 1326.494 Observations 15 ANOVA df SS MS F Significance F Regression 3 310990597 1.04E+08 58.91359 4.6E-07 Residual 11 19355447.96 1759586 Total 14 330346044.9 Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Lower 95% Upper 95% Lower 95.0% Upper 95.0% Intercept 11230.61 2353.845814 4.771176 0.00058 6049.834 16411.39 6049.834 16411.39 Total Swimsuits produced 372.8847 208.9277771 1.784754 0.101872 -86.9622 832.7317 -86.9622 832.7317 Boardshorts Produced -165.616 214.7250962 -0.77129 0.456782 -638.223 306.9907 -638.223 306.9907 Bikinis Produced -259.236 215.4308584 -1.20334 0.254105 -733.396 214.9245 -733.396 214.9245
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