Table 104 -Use the Information in Table 10 $A_{t}=W_{1} D_{t}+W_{2} D_{t}-1+W_{3} D_{t}-2 ^{A_{t}}=W_{1} D_{t}+W_{2} D_{{t}_{-1}}+W_{3} D_{{t}_{-2}}$

question 187

Multiple Choice

Table 10.4
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline { \text { Month } } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Actual } \\\text { Sales }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Tanuary } & 23 \\\text { February } & 18 \\\text { March } & 22 \\\text { April } & 28 \\\text { May } & 24 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Use the information in Table 10.4.The forecasting equation for a three-month weighted moving average is:
$A_{t}=W_{1} D_{t}+W_{2} D_{t}-1+W_{3} D_{t}-2 ^{A_{t}}=W_{1} D_{t}+W_{2} D_{{t}_{-1}}+W_{3} D_{{t}_{-2}}$

If the sales for June were 40 units and the weights are W?= 1/2,W? = 1/3,and W? = 1/6,what is the forecast for July?

• A) less than or equal to 30 units
• B) greater than 30 but less than or equal to 33 units
• C) greater than 33 but less than or equal to 36 units
• D) greater than 36 units

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