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Equation to determine which forecasts are appropriate for specific quarters.
A manager is using the equation below to forecast quarterly demand for a product:
Yt = 6,000 + 80t where t = 0 at Q2 of last year Quarter relatives are Q1 = .6, Q2 = 0.9, Q3 = 1.3, and Q4 = 1.2.
What forecasts are appropriate for the last quarter of this year and the first quarter of next year?
The solution interprets the formula, schedules the quarters and arrives at forecasts for the last and first quarter of next year.
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