Deepa Dalal opened a free-standing radiology clinic. She had anticipated that the costs for the radiological tests would be primarily fixed, but she found that costs increased with the number of tests performed. Costs for this service over the past nine months are as follows:
Month
January
February
Radiology Tests
2,800
2,600
3,100
Total Cost
$133,500
135,060
175,000
170,600
March
April
3,500
May
3,400
3,700
3,840
176,900
186,600
June
<
174,450
July
August
September
4,100
195,510
3,450
185,300
Required:
1. Compute the cost formula for radiology services using the method of least squares. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

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