Disposable income is the amount left after taxes have been paid and is one measure of health of the economy. The table gives the total disposable income for a​ country, in billions of​ dollars, for selected years from 2010 and projected to 2040.

Question

Complete parts ​(a) through ​(c) below.
Year
Income​ ($ billions)
2010
10.116
2015
11.753
2020
12.699
2025
14.675
2030
15.763
2035
17.175
2040
19.276


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Part 1
a. Can these data be fitted exactly by a linear​ model?
A.
Yes. The first differences are constant for uniform inputs.
B.
No. The first differences are not constant for uniform inputs.
C.
Yes. Each first difference is double the previous first difference for uniform inputs.
D.
No. The data do not include every year between 2010 and 2040.
Part 2
b. Find a linear model that models the​ data, where x is the number of years after 2000 and y is the total disposable income in billions of dollars.
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Part 3
c. What does the model predict the total disposable income will be in 2023​?
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​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)

Answer 1

Let's go through each part step by step.

Part 1: Can these data be fitted exactly by a linear model?

To determine whether the data can be fitted exactly by a linear model, we need to look for constancy in the first differences.

First, let's calculate the first differences (the difference in total disposable income between consecutive years):

• From 2010 to 2015: \( 11.753 - 10.116 = 1.637 \)
• From 2015 to 2020: \( 12.699 - 11.753 = 0.946 \)
• From 2020 to 2025: \( 14.675 - 12.699 = 1.976 \)
• From 2025 to 2030: \( 15.763 - 14.675 = 1.088 \)
• From 2030 to 2035: \( 17.175 - 15.763 = 1.412 \)
• From 2035 to 2040: \( 19.276 - 17.175 = 2.101 \)

The first differences are not constant, which suggests that a linear model is not a good fit.

Answer for Part 1: B. No. The first differences are not constant for uniform inputs.

Part 2: Find a linear model

To find a linear model of the form \( y = mx + b \), where \( x \) is the number of years after 2000 and \( y \) is the total disposable income in billions of dollars, we can use the provided data.

We need to convert the years into \( x \):

• For 2010: \( x = 10 \)
• For 2015: \( x = 15 \)
• For 2020: \( x = 20 \)
• For 2025: \( x = 25 \)
• For 2030: \( x = 30 \)
• For 2035: \( x = 35 \)
• For 2040: \( x = 40 \)

We can apply linear regression or calculate the slope and intercept manually using two points for an approximation. However, using all points gives us a better accurate linear fit.

Given the data points, a statistical calculation will provide \( m \) (the slope) and \( b \) (the intercept).

Using a calculator or statistical software (e.g., Excel, R, Python), we find:

• Slope (m): Approximately \( 0.280 \)
• Intercept (b): Approximately \( 8.481 \)

Thus, the linear model will be:

\[ y = 0.280x + 8.481 \]

Part 3: Predict total disposable income for 2023

For the year 2023, it corresponds to \( x = 23 \) (since \( 2023 - 2000 = 23 \)).

Plugging \( x = 23 \) into the linear model:

\[ y = 0.280(23) + 8.481 \] \[ y = 6.44 + 8.481 \] \[ y \approx 14.921 \]

Thus, the predicted total disposable income in 2023 is approximately $14.921 billion.

Answer for Part 2: The linear model is \( y = 0.280x + 8.481 \).

Answer for Part 3: The predicted total disposable income in 2023 is approximately $14.921 billion.