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Here are the data for the past 21 months for actual sales of a particular product:
LAST YEAR | THIS YEAR | |
January | 345 | 290 |
February | 395 | 375 |
March | 470 | 365 |
April | 460 | 475 |
May | 400 | 440 |
June | 470 | 325 |
July | 430 | 365 |
August | 325 | 280 |
September | 375 | 375 |
October | 535 | |
November | 570 | |
December | 550 | |
Develop a forecast for the fourth quarter using a three-quarter, weighted moving average. Weight the most recent quarter 0.50, the second most recent 0.25, and the third 0.25. Do the problem using quarters, as opposed to
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