Quantitative Analysis for Management

Quantitative Analysis for Management
Render, Stair, Hanna
11th Edition 

This part of the question is based on the information from Problem 5-13.
Question 1
The four-month moving average forecast for Wallace Garden Supply is ___________. (Please round it to an integer and include no units.) 
A. 17 
B. 18 
C. 19 
D. 20 
Question 2 
The Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) for the above forecast is ____. (Please round it to two decimal points.) 
This part of the question is based on the information from Problem 5-15.
Question 3 
The three-year moving average forecast for Wallace Garden Supply is _____ (Please round it to two decimal points and include no units.) 
Question 4 
The Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) for the above moving average forecast is ____. (Please round it to two decimal points.) 
Question 5 
The three-year weighted moving average forecast for Wallace Garden Supply is ____ . (Please round it to an integer and include no units.) 
Question 6 
The Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) for the above weighted moving average forecast is _____ . (Please round it to two decimal points.) 
Question 7 
Based on your previous calculation, which method do you think is the best? 
A. 3-year moving average. 
B. 3-year weighted moving average. 

This part of the question is based on the information from Problem 5-19 in the textbook.
Question 8 
The starting /initial forecast for the sales of Cool-Man air conditioners is _________. (Please round it to an integer and include no units.) 
A. 400 
B. 410 
C. 430 
D. 450 
Question 9 of 11
The Year 2 forecast for the sales of Cool-Man air conditioners is ______. (Please round it to an integer and include no units.) 

Question 10 
The Year 6 forecast for the sales of Cool-Man air conditioners is _____ (Please round it to two decimal points and include no units.) 
Question 11 
The Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) for the above exponential smoothing forecast is ______. (Please round it to two decimal points.)