Exhibit 11.9 The Following Questions Use the Data Below

question 109

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 11.9
The following questions use the data below.
Joe's Sporting Goods wants to forecast quarterly sales figures using a linear trend model. The store has collected 12 quarters of data and needs your help to analyze the data. The relevant regression output is in the following table.
-Refer to Exhibit 11.9. What are predicted sales for the fourth quarter of year 4?

• A) 1020 ≤ predicted sales < 1025
• B) 1090 ≤ predicted sales < 1095
• C) 1160 ≤ predicted sales < 1165
• D) 1230 ≤ predicted sales < 1235

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