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South Shore Construction builds permanent docks and seawalls
along the southern shore of long island, new...
South Shore Construction builds permanent docks and seawalls
along the southern shore of long island, new york. Although the
firm has been in business for only five years, revenue has
increased from $308,000 in the first year of operation to
$1,144,000 in the most recent year. The following data show the
quarterly sales revenue in thousands of dollars:
Quarter |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
1 |
20 |
47 |
75 |
92 |
191 |
2 |
100 |
146 |
155 |
202 |
297 |
3 |
175 |
255 |
326 |
384 |
460 |
4 |
13 |
36 |
48 |
82 |
196 |
- Use Excel Solver to find the coefficients of a multiple
regression model with dummy variables as follows to develop an
equation to account for seasonal effects in the data. Qtr1 = 1 if
Quarter 1, 0 otherwise; Qtr2 = 1 if Quarter 2, 0 otherwise; Qtr3 =
1 if Quarter 3, 0 otherwise. Round your answers to two decimal
places.
Ft = + Qtr1 + Qtr2 + Qtr3
- Let Period = 1 to refer to the observation in Quarter 1 of year
1; Period = 2 to refer to the observation in Quarter 2 of year 1; .
. . and Period = 20 to refer to the observation in Quarter 4 of
year 5. Using the dummy variables defined in part (b) and Period,
develop an equation to account for seasonal effects and any linear
trend in the time series using Excel Solver. Round your answers to
two decimal places. If your answer is negative value enter minus
sign.
Ft = + Qtr1 + Qtr2 + Qtr3 +
Period
Based upon the seasonal effects in the data and linear trend,
compute estimates of quarterly sales for year 6. Round your answers
to one decimal place.
Quarter 1 forecast =
Quarter 2 forecast =
Quarter 3 forecast =
Quarter 4 forecast =