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The manager of Alaina’s Garden Center must make the annual purchasing plaits for rakes, gloves, and other gardening items. One of the items the company stocks is Fast-Grow, a liquid fertilizer. The sales of this item are seasonal, with peaks in the spring, summer, and fall months. Quarterly demand (in cases) for the past 2 years follows:
If the expected sales for Fast-Grow are 1,850 cases for year 3, use the multiplicative seasonal method to prepare a
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