A Company Wants to Forecast Demand Using the Weighted Moving

question 9

Multiple Choice

A company wants to forecast demand using the weighted moving average.If the company uses three prior yearly sales values , and we want to weight year 2011 2014 at 30 percent, year 2012 2015 at 30 percent, and year 2013 2016 at 40 percent, which of the following is the weighted moving average forecast for year 20142017?

• A)170
• B)168
• C)158
• D)152
• E)146

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Definitions:

Squared Market Shares

A measure often used in calculating market concentration, where the market shares of all firms in the market are squared and then summed.

Concentration Ratio

An economic metric that assesses the total market share controlled by the top firms within an industry.

Rivals

Competitors in a market vying for the same customers or resources.

Reactions

Responses or adjustments made by individuals, markets, or materials to external changes or stimuli.