MBA576 Unit 2 Individual Assignment You just finished your MBA degree and your boss wants "to show you off" in an upcoming staff meeting because she feels you have a lot of potential. Needless to say, you feel some pressure. She is concerned about the loss form quality issues. In the past if an item failed quality inspection then it was discarded, so she has decided that the failed items that can be fixed will be. Below is the number of failed items per day for the past two weeks that can be fixed. Number of failed items per day that can be fixed Number of failed items per day that can be fixed Week 1 Sun 28 Mon 26 Tue 19 Wed 21 Thr 17 Fri 21 Sat 35 Week 2 Sun 30 Mon 27 Tue 21 Wed 18 Thr 20 Fri 24 Sat 33

Using Excel, create a linear regression equation to model the number of failed items per day. Is the regression equation a good predictor of the number of failed items? Explain your answer. How many failed items does the regression equation predict for Monday of week 3? Suppose a technician can fix 5 units per day. How many technicians are needed to handle the load based on the average number of failed items per day? Use the regression function in the Data Analysis Toolpak in Excel to formulate the regression equation. Also create a scatter plot of the data in Excel.