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Problem 1: The following table shows the number of gallons of gasoline sold by a gasoline distributor in Providence, Rhode Island, over the past 7 weeks. Forecast sales using a 3-week weighted moving average where the weights are 3, 2, and 1.
Week | Sales (100s of Gallons) |
1 | 17 |
2 | 21 |
3 | 19 |
4 | 23 |
5 | 18 |
6 | 16 |
7 | 20 |
3 week weighted moving average is calculated with the help of weights given as 3,2 and 1. For the nearest week, the highest weight is considered.
In this case, F4 = 3*Sales of week 3 + 2*Sales of week 2 + 1*Sales of week 1. similarly for other weeks.
Solution is in the below image.