6. The table gives the average hourly rate, in dollars, earned by registered nurses in Columbus, Ohio, as estimated by the Department of Labor. a) Find a linear model for these data. User for the hourly rate and + for years since 2000. Round to two year Hourly Rate decimal places. 1999 $20.90 2001 $23.03 1 = 1. out + 21.94 3 2003 $24.91 2004 $26.63 a 2005 $27.06 b) What is your slope? What does it mean in the context of this problem? m= 1.04 the hourly rate is increasing by $1.06 Pur. c) What is your r-intercept? What does it mean in the context of this problem? (0 , 21, 96 ) on 2000, the howly rate was $ 21.96 7. The weekly cost for a small confectioner to produce q chocolate bars is C(q) =1800 +0.12q +0.003q a) Determine the average cost of producing 200 chocolate bars. C = 1800+ 0.12 +0.00 38 The average cost of producing 200 choo. 9.72 bale is $ 9. 72 / bar