A Company Wants to Forecast Demand Using the Simple Moving

question 65

Multiple Choice

A company wants to forecast demand using the simple moving average.If the company uses four prior yearly sales values , which of the following is the simple moving average forecast for year 2012?

• A)100.5
• B)140.0
• C)142.5
• D)145.5
• E)155.0

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