If country A has twice as many inhabitants as country B, then the slope and intercept of A's cost function will be twice as large as the slope and intercept of B's cost function.
Slope and intercept are not related to population.
mnli hypothesis: Slope and intercept are not related to population. premise: If country A has twice as many inhabitants as country B, then the slope and intercept of A's cost function will be twice as large as the slope and intercept of B's cost function.