Question

An analyst wants to use the ratio-to-moving-average method to forecast a company's sales for the next few quarters. Beginning in Quarter 1 of 2019, the analyst collects the following sales data (in millions of dollars). Estimate the seasonal index associated with Quarter 2. Round you answer to at least 3 decimal places. Time Period Quarters Sales Moving Average 1 1 98.5 2 2 217.2 139.275 3 3 127.6 142.125 4 4 113.8 159.600 5 1 109.9 163.450 6 2 287.1 167.050 7 3 143.0 173.850 8 4 128.2 178.725 9 1 137.1 178.750 10 2 306.6 188.875 11 3 143.1 12 4 168.7

Answer 1

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