2. The manager of a fabric company needs to accurately forecast the demand for fabric. If the customers do not order enough fabric (in 10,000 yards), they will buy their fabric from one of the company's major competitors. The company has collected the following demand data for the past 10 months. Compute a weighted three-month moving average forecast using weights of (a) 10%, 30 %, 60 %, and (b) 25% 30% 45% for the most distant data, next recent, and the most recent respectively. Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Month Jan Demand 37 Aug Sep Oct 63 65 45 47 50 52 54 58 60 Forecast Table: Month Actual WMA (10%, 30%, 60%) WMA (25%, 30%, 45%) January February March April May June July August September October Graph:
2. The manager of a fabric company needs to accurately forecast the demand for fabric. If the customers do not order enough fabric (in 10,000 yards), they will buy their fabric from one of the company's major competitors. The company has collected the following demand data for the past 10 months. Compute a weighted three-month moving average forecast using weights of (a) 10%, 30 %, 60 %, and (b) 25% 30% 45% for the most distant data, next recent, and the most recent respectively. Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Month Jan Demand 37 Aug Sep Oct 63 65 45 47 50 52 54 58 60 Forecast Table: Month Actual WMA (10%, 30%, 60%) WMA (25%, 30%, 45%) January February March April May June July August September October Graph:
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