Required Information The following information applies to the questions disployed below. Caiman Distribution Partners is the Brazilian distribution company of a U.S. consumer products firm. Inflation in Brezilhas made bidding and budgeting difficult for marketing managers trying to penetrate some of the country's rural regions. The company expects to distribute 450,000 cases of products in Brazil next month. The controller has classified operating costs (excluding costs of the distributed product) as follows. Account Supplies Supervision Truck expense Building leases Utilities Warehouse labor Equipment leases Data processing equipment Other Total Operating cost $1,442.ee 221,22 1,190,000 962.ee 203.ee 835,000 757,00 952,888 837.ee $7.299.000 Behavior All variable $ 139,00 Fixed $zes,eee Fixed $ 548.000 Fixed $ 109,00 Fixed $ 159.000 Fixed $ 585,00 Fixed All fixed $ 372.00 Fixed Although overhead costs were related to revenues throughout the company, the experience in Brazil suggested to the managers that they should incorporate information from a published index of Brazilian prices in the distribution sector to forecast overhead in a manner more likely to capture the economics of the business. Following instructions from the corporate offices, the controller's office in Brazil collected the following information for monthly operations from last year. Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 11 12 Cases 243.000 333,080 244.000 483,880 319,00 346, Bee 376,000 470.000 370, ose 432,Bee 387.000 471,000 Price Index 125 114 120 115 122 124 136 130 140 136 139 131 Operating costs $5,699,163 5,806,662 5.849,929 5.927.641 5.939,159 6,243,388 5,919,519 6.133,892 6,126.154 6,186,649 6.209.823 5.362,279 These data are considered representative for both past and future operations in Brazil. c-1. Using Excel, calculate the simple regression of operating costs on cases shipped and enter the regression coefficients. c-2. Compute the estimation of operating costs assuming that 450,000 cases will be shipped next month by using the results of a simple regression of operating costs on coses shipped. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg C1 Reg C2 Using Excel, calculate the simple regression of operating costs on cases shipped and enter the regression coefficients. (Round "Intercept" to nearest whole dollar amount. Round the case coefficient to 5 decimal places.) Intercept Cases Rec Req C2 > Reg C1 Rey C2 Compute the estimation of operating costs assuming that 450,000 cases will be shipped next month by using the results of a simple regression of operating costs on cases shipped. (Round variable costs per unit to 5 decimal places. Round the intercept and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount) Estimate of aperating cost
