Trend Analysis Predicts Future Sales By

question 38

Multiple Choice

Trend analysis predicts future sales by:

• A)looking at how well the competitors are doing
• B)multiplying past performance by a factor of 1.06
• C)averaging the performance over the past few periods and using that to predict the next period's sales
• D)using benchmarks to track how far this period's sales will exceed the previous period's sales
• E)examining past sales trends and extrapolating that information into the future

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