Based on the Quarterly Production Data (In Thousands of Units)for

question 59

Essay

Based on the quarterly production data (in thousands of units)for the XYZ manufacturing company,the average seasonal factor is .986 for winter,.915 for spring,1.125 for summer and .925 for fall.Determine the normalized (adjusted)seasonal factors for each quarter.

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Percentage-of-Completion Method

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