Quarterly sales of PnP (in hundred million Rands) from 2000 to 2004 are given in the table below. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2000 5 6 8 9 2001 6 8 9 11 2002 10 9 12 10 2003 13 10 15 10 2004 14 16 15 14 What is the three period moving average for 2002_Q2 (round off to two decimals). Options A. 10.33 B. 6.33 C. 12.67 D. 7.67 2. The percentage of individual investors’ portfolios committed to stock depends on the state of the economy. As of April 2014, a typical portfolio consisted of cash (19%), stocks (30%), stock funds (37%), bonds (8%) and bond funds (6%). The following table reports the percentage of stocks in a typical portfolio in eight quarters of 2012 to 2013. Year Quarters Stock % 2012 1 29.8 2 31 3 29.9 4 30.1 2013 1 32.2 2 31.5 3 32 4 31.9 Calculate the centered 4 quarter moving average for the first quarter of 2013 (rounded to 4 decimals). Options A. 30.9251 B. 32.2103 C. 31.4523 D. 31.1875 Mazars is an integral player in auditing, accounting, tax and advisory services in South Africa. A seasonal analysis was done on their sales for the period between 2009 and 2014 and the Median Seasonal Index’s and the Adjusted Seasonal index’s was calculated for each quarter as reflected below. Median seasonal Index Adjusted seasonal index Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 79.5660 85.3333 135.9855 101.5385 79.0886 84.8213 135.1696 100.9293 Total 400.00 Each adjusted seasonal index measures the magnitude of seasonal influence on the actual values of the time series for a given period within the year. In Quarter 3 the seasonal index of ……………….. means that values of the time series are ……………… by the presence of seasonal forces. Options 135.1696, stimulated B. 135.1696, depressed C. 135.9855, stimulated D. 135.9855, depressed
Quarterly sales of PnP (in hundred million Rands) from 2000 to 2004 are given in the table below.
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2000
5
6
8
9
2001
6
8
9
11
2002
10
9
12
10
2003
13
10
15
10
2004
14
16
15
14
What is the three period moving average for 2002_Q2 (round off to two decimals).
Options
A. 10.33
B. 6.33
C. 12.67
D. 7.67
2.
The percentage of individual investors’ portfolios committed to stock depends on the state of the economy. As of April 2014, a typical portfolio consisted of cash (19%), stocks (30%), stock funds (37%), bonds (8%) and bond funds (6%). The following table reports the percentage of stocks in a typical portfolio in eight quarters of 2012 to 2013.
Year
Quarters
Stock %
2012
1
29.8
2
31
3
29.9
4
30.1
2013
1
32.2
2
31.5
3
32
4
31.9
Calculate the centered 4 quarter moving average for the first quarter of 2013 (rounded to 4 decimals).
Options
A. 30.9251
B. 32.2103
C. 31.4523
D. 31.1875
Mazars is an integral player in auditing, accounting, tax and advisory services in South Africa. A seasonal analysis was done on their sales for the period between 2009 and 2014 and the Median Seasonal Index’s and the Adjusted Seasonal index’s was calculated for each quarter as reflected below.
Median seasonal Index
Adjusted seasonal index
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
79.5660
85.3333
135.9855
101.5385
79.0886
84.8213
135.1696
100.9293
Total
400.00
Each adjusted seasonal index measures the magnitude of seasonal influence on the actual values of the time series for a given period within the year.
In Quarter 3 the seasonal index of ………………..
Options
135.1696, stimulated
B. 135.1696, depressed
C. 135.9855, stimulated
D. 135.9855, depressed
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