In: Statistics and Probability
Leslie Sporting Goods is a locally owned store that specializes
in printing team jerseys. The majority of its business comes from
orders for various local teams and organizations. While Leslie’s
prints everything from bowling team jerseys to fraternity/sorority
apparel to special event shirts, summer league baseball and
softball team jerseys are the company’s biggest source of
revenue.
A portion of Leslie’s operating information for the company’s last
year follows:
Number of | Operating | |
Month | Jerseys Printed | Cost |
January | 170 | $5,790 |
February | 190 | 5,825 |
March | 545 | 8,660 |
April | 725 | 9,760 |
May | 645 | 9,260 |
June | 425 | 6,210 |
July | 335 | 6,145 |
August | 260 | 5,925 |
September | 125 | 4,810 |
October | 315 | 6,010 |
November | 260 | 5,970 |
December | 150 | 4,950 |
Required:
3. Using the high-low method, calculate the store’s total
fixed operating costs and variable operating cost per jersey.
Variable Cost per Jersey=$8.25
Fixed Cost = $3779
4. Using the high-low method results, calculate the store’s expected operating cost if it printed 480 jerseys.
Total Cost= $7739
5. Perform a least-squares regression analysis on
Leslie’s data.
6. Using the regression output, create a linear
equation (y = a + bx) for estimating
Leslie’s operating costs.
7. Using the least-squares regression results,
calculate the store’s expected operating cost if it prints 620
jerseys.