Given the Following Data on the Number of Pints of Ice

question 38

Short Answer

Given the following data on the number of pints of ice cream sold at a local ice cream store for a 6-period time frame:
$$\begin{array} { c c } \text { Period } & \text { Demand } \\\hline 1 & 200 \\2 & 245 \\3 & 190 \\4 & 270 \\5 & 280 \\6 & 300 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Daily highs in Sacramento for the past week (from least to most recent) were:
95, 102, 101, 96, 95, 90 and 92. Develop a forecast for today using a 2-day moving average.

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