SCENARIO 16-4 the Number of Cases of Merlot Wine Sold by a by a Paso

question 98

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 16-4
The number of cases of merlot wine sold by a Paso Robles winery in an 8-year period follows.
-Referring to Scenario 16-3,if a three-month moving average is used to smooth this series,what would be the second calculated value?

• A)36
• B)40.5
• C)54
• D)72

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