Question

Companies in the U.S. car rental market vary greatly in terms of the size of the fleet, the number of locations, and annual revenue. In 2011, Hertz had 320,000 cars in service and annual revenue of approximately $4.2 billion. Suppose the following data show the number of cars in service (1,000s) and the annual revenue ($ millions) for six smaller car rental companies. Company Cars (1,000s) Revenue ($ millions) Company A 11.5 118 Company B 10.0 137 Company C 9.0 100 Company D 5.5 37 Company E 4.2 42 Company F 3.3 34

Answer 1

Answer:

The question does not include any requirements, so I looked for similar questions:

1. Use the least squares method to develop the estimated regression equation.
2. For every additional car placed in service, estimate how much annual revenue will change.

1) Y = -14.95 + 12.82X

2) for every 1 thousand cars put into service, revenue should increase by $12.82 million.

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