An accountant monitors the number of items produced per month by a company (n) together with the total production costs (p). The table shows these data. Number of items, 1, (1000s) 21 39 48 24 72 75 15 35 Production costs, p. (1000s) 40 58 67 45 89 96 37 53 (You may use n = 540 = 30786 = 780 . - 56936 a Calculate Sand Sp b Find the equation of the regression line of p on n in the form p = a + bn. 62 81 12 56 83 102 35 75 . = 41444)

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