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The manager of​ Alaina's Garden Center must make the annual purchasing plans for​ rakes, gloves, and...

The manager of​ Alaina's Garden Center must make the annual purchasing plans for​ rakes, gloves, and other gardening items. One of the items the company stocks is​ Fast-Grow, a liquid fertilizer. The sales of this item are​ seasonal, with peaks in the​ spring, summer, and fall months. Quarterly demand​ (in cases) for the past two years is as​ follows:

                                                          

Quarter

Year 1

Year 2

1

36

56

2

354

407

3

282

315

4

218

316

Total

890

1,094

If the expected sales for​ Fast-Grow are

1,264

cases for year​ 3, use the multiplicative seasonal method to prepare a forecast for each quarter of the year. ​(Round all intermediate calculations to three decimal​ places.)

The first quarter forecast is

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