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1.
Company E sells personal computers. The monthly sales for the
previous 4 months are summarized as follows:
|
Month
|
Actual Sales
|
|
May
|
20,000
|
|
June
|
18,000
|
|
July
|
20,000
|
|
August
|
24,000
|
(a) Compute the sales forecast for September
using a 3-month moving average. Please
include at least one step of calculation and the correct answer for full
credit. (4 points)
(b) Compute the sales forecast for September
using a weighted 3-month moving average using 0.20 for June, 0.30 for July, and
0.50 for August. Please include the
formula, at least one step of calculation and the correct answer for full
credit. (6 points)
(c) Suppose the forecast for August was 20,000
units. Using a smoothing constantα= 0.2, compute the sales forecast for
September. Please include the formula,
at least one step of calculation and the correct answer for full credit. (6
points)
