In: Economics
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