[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Caiman Distribution Partners is the Brazilian distribution company of a U.S. consumer products firm. Inflation in Brazil has made bidding and budgeting difficult for marketing managers trying to penetrate some of the country's rural regions. The company expects distribute 450,000 cases products in Brazil next month. The controller has classified operating costs (excluding costs of the distributed product) as follows: Operating Account Cost Behavior $ 562.000 Supplies All variable Truck exnens 1,260,000 $209,000 Fixed $550,000 Fixed Building leases Utilities Warehouse labor 874,000 205.000 $120,000 Fixed $131,000 Fixed $599,000 Fixed 872,000 753,000 es Data process ine 933,000 All fixed equipment 854,000 $408,000 Fixed Other Total $6.515,000 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 o forecast overhead in a manner more likely to capture the economics of the business. distribution sector Following instructions from the corporate offices, the controller's office in Brazil collected the following information for monthly operations from last year: Month Cases Price Index Operating Costs .. 353.000 323,000 111 5,849,911 376,000 113 5,927,623 5,939,141 364,000 125 124 380 000 128 8 428,000 6,133,874 378,000 125 6,126,136 10 420,000 130 6,186,631 11 420,000 139 6,208,805 6,362,261 12 429,000 141 These data are considered representative for both past and future operations Brazil. Required information 3. Required information c-1. Enter the regression coefficients. (Round "Cases" to 5 decimal places.) ept 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 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 operating cost 4. information d-1. Enter the regression coefficients. (Round "Cases" to 5 decimal places and "Price Index" to 5 decimal places.) Intercept Cases Price Index d-2. Compute the estimation of operating costs assuming that 450,000 cases will be shipped next month by using the results of a multiple regression of operating costs on cases shipped and the price level. Assume a price level the nearest whole dollar amount.) 147 for next month. (Round "Cases" and "Price Index" to 5 decimal places. Round the final answer Estimate of operating cost [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Caiman Distribution Partners is the Brazilian distribution company of a U.S. consumer products firm. Inflation in Brazil has made bidding and budgeting difficult for marketing managers trying to penetrate some of the country's rural regions. The company expects distribute 450,000 cases products in Brazil next month. The controller has classified operating costs (excluding costs of the distributed product) as follows: Operating Account Cost Behavior $ 562.000 Supplies All variable Truck exnens 1,260,000 $209,000 Fixed $550,000 Fixed Building leases Utilities Warehouse labor 874,000 205.000 $120,000 Fixed $131,000 Fixed $599,000 Fixed 872,000 753,000 es Data process ine 933,000 All fixed equipment 854,000 $408,000 Fixed Other Total $6.515,000 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 o forecast overhead in a manner more likely to capture the economics of the business. distribution sector Following instructions from the corporate offices, the controller's office in Brazil collected the following information for monthly operations from last year: Month Cases Price Index Operating Costs .. 353.000 323,000 111 5,849,911 376,000 113 5,927,623 5,939,141 364,000 125 124 380 000 128 8 428,000 6,133,874 378,000 125 6,126,136 10 420,000 130 6,186,631 11 420,000 139 6,208,805 6,362,261 12 429,000 141 These data are considered representative for both past and future operations Brazil. Required information 3. Required information c-1. Enter the regression coefficients. (Round "Cases" to 5 decimal places.) ept 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 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 operating cost 4. information d-1. Enter the regression coefficients. (Round "Cases" to 5 decimal places and "Price Index" to 5 decimal places.) Intercept Cases Price Index d-2. Compute the estimation of operating costs assuming that 450,000 cases will be shipped next month by using the results of a multiple regression of operating costs on cases shipped and the price level. Assume a price level the nearest whole dollar amount.) 147 for next month. (Round "Cases" and "Price Index" to 5 decimal places. Round the final answer Estimate of operating cost