The Following Questions Use the Data Below $\le$ Predicted Sales < 1965
B)2147

question 46

Multiple Choice

The following questions use the data below.
A store wants to predict quarterly sales. The owner has collected 3 years of sales data and wants your help in analyzing the data using the double moving average model with k = 4.

-Refer to Exhibit 11.6. What are predicted sales for time period 16 using the data in the spreadsheet?

• A)1964 \(\le\) predicted sales < 1965
• B)2147 \(\le\) predicted sales < 2148
• C)2330 \(\le\) predicted sales < 2331
• D)2513 \(\le\) predicted sales < 2513

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