Monthly total production costs and the number of units produced at a local company over a period of 10 months are shown below. 
a.Draw a scatter diagram for the above data.
b.Assume that a model in the form of 
best describes the relationship between X and Y. Estimate the parameters of this curvilinear regression equation.
Definitions:
Stratification
The arrangement or classification of something, often society, into different groups or layers based on characteristics like wealth, race, or social status.
Capitalist Societies
Societies characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods determined mainly by competition in a free market.
Class Status
An individual's or group’s position within a hierarchical social structure influenced by factors like wealth, occupation, education, and lineage.
Status Inconsistency
A situation in which an individual holds differing and contradictory levels of status in terms of wealth, power, prestige, or other elements of socioeconomic status.
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