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1. National Scan, Inc., sells radio frequency inventory tags. Monthly sales for a seven-month period were...

1. National Scan, Inc., sells radio frequency inventory tags. Monthly sales for a seven-month period were as follows:

Month Sales
(000)Units
Feb. 19
Mar. 15
Apr. 8
May. 17
Jun. 19
Jul. 20
Aug. 22

b. Forecast September sales volume using each of the following:

(1) A linear trend equation.(Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Yt    21.42 Correct thousands

(2) A five-month moving average. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Moving average            Not attempted thousands

(3) Exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant equal to .25, assuming a March forecast of 15(000). (Round your intermediate forecast values and final answer to 2 decimal places)

Forecast            Not attempted thousands

(4) The naive approach.

Naive approach            Not attempted thousands

(5) A weighted average using .65 for August, .10 for July, and .25 for June. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Weighted average            Not attempted thousands

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