The Trend Equation for Quarter Sales Data (In Millions of Dollars)for

question 104

Multiple Choice

The trend equation for quarter sales data (in millions of dollars) for 2011-2015 is given by = 6.8 + 1.2t,where t = 1 for the first quarter of 2011.The seasonal index for the third quarter of 2008 is 1.25.The forecasted sales' value for the third quarter of 2016 is:

• A)34.40
• B)27.52
• C)43.00
• D)35.65

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