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Vehicle Sales: Consider the data below ( in thousands of units):   year Quarter 1 Quarter 2...

Vehicle Sales: Consider the data below ( in thousands of units):  

year Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4

2016: 4072 4521 4452 4418

2017: 4010 4392 4399 4334

2018: 4092 4484 4277     4360

Obtain the seasonal factors and enter them into the appropriate yellow cells below:

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4

Seasonal Factor

Using the columns Year and Total (Annual Sales) below, obtain the regression equation from the Excel's Scatter Diagram

Year Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4

2016: 4072 4521 4452 4418

2017: 4010 4392 4399 4334

2018: 4092 4484 4277 4360

(enter equation and paste graph in appropriate yellow areas below) Enter equation --->

Paste Scatter Diagram --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->

Using the regression equation, what is your forecast for year 2018? (enter answer in yellow cell below)

Enter Forecast for Year 2019 -->

Using the seasonal factors obtained and your forecast for Year 2019, forecast Quarters 1 to 4 of Year 2019 (enter values in appropriate yellow cells below)

Year Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4

2016: 4072 4521 4452 4418

2017: 4010 4392 4399 4334

2018: 4092 4484 4277 4360

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4

Forecast for 2019

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