BUS 307 Week 3 Quiz - A Graded - Best Tutorial - All Questions Answered Correctly

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Question 1.A company that uses portfolio analysis would probably classify things like office supplies in the Bottleneck quadrant. 

  •   True
  • False   

Question 2.A firm’s demand data from the last two quarter is displayed in the table. Use a three period weighted moving average with Wt=0.7, Wt-1=0.2, and Wt-2=0.1 to forecast demand for July.

MonthDemand   

January154   

February148   

March214   

April180   

May225   

June246 

  •   235.2   
  •   195.6   
  •   158.8   
  •   180.4   

Question 3.The transportation mode other than highway with the highest annual tonnage in the United States is: 

  •   air.   
  •   water.   
  •   rail.   
  •   pipeline.   

Question 4.The transportation mode with the highest dollar value of freight in the United States is:

  water.   

  rail.   

  highway.   

  pipeline.

Question 5.Between any two locations, a less than truckload shipment probably experiences fewer stops and handling than a direct truck shipment. 

  •   True
  • False   

Question 6.A long-term movement up or down in a time series is called: 

  •   seasonality.   
  •   trend.   
  •   randomness.   
  •   cycle.   

Question 7.A qualitative forecasting technique in which individuals familiar with specific market segments estimate the demands within these sectors that are then summed to get an overall forecast is called a: 

  •   market survey   
  •   life cycle analogy   
  •   panel consensus   
  •   build-up method   

Question 8.The greater the randomness in the model, the greater the number of periods should be used in a moving average forecast. 

  •   True
  • False

Question 9.A firm’s demand data from the last two quarter is displayed in the table. Use a three period moving average to forecast demand for July.

MonthDemand   

January154   

February148   

March214   

April180   

May225   

June246 

  •   206   
  •   217   
  •   223   
  •   226

Question 10.The ratio of earnings to sales for a given time period is a firm’s profit margin. 

  •   True
  • False   
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