The annual profits for a company are given in the following table, where x represents the number of years since 1997, and y represents the profit in thousands of dollars. Write the linear regression equation that represents this set of data, rounding all coefficients to the nearest tenth. Using this equation, find the projected profit (in thousands of dollars) for 2006, rounded to the nearest thousand dollars.
Years since 1997 (x) Profits (y)
(in thousands of dollars)
00 131131
11 168168
22 202202
33 193193
44 221221

Regression Equation:

Final Answer: