Question

Michael is a manufacturing analyst. He records the number of water bottles produced by five companies along with their production costs in the table below.

Water Bottles Produced and Production Cost
1,200 $885
1,825 $1,402
2,658 $1,868
4,022 $3,048
6,280 $4,582

Use technology to determine a linear regression model for the data, and determine the number of water bottles that can be produced at a production cost of $5,258.

A.
y = 0.73x + 21.18
Approximately 7,173 water bottles can be produced at a production cost of $5,258.
B.
y = 1.37x - 21.61
Approximately 7,181 water bottles can be produced at a production cost of $5,258.
C.
y = 0.73x + 21.18
Approximately 3,859 water bottles can be produced at a production cost of $5,258.
D.
y = 1.37x - 21.61
Approximately 3,854 water bottles can be produced at a production cost of $5,258.