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Need some help with this operations management question. It'd also be nice if you could explain how you got your answer. Thanks. National Scan, Inc., sells radio frequency inventory tags. Monthly sales for a seven-month period were as follows: Month Feb Mar Sales (000)Units 16 15 12 May Jun Jul Aug 19 23 25 b. Forecast September sales volume using each of the following (1) A linear trend equation. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) thousands (2) A five-month moving average. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Moving average thousands (3) Exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant equal to .50, assuming a March forecast of 16(000). (Round your intermediate forecast values and final answer to 2 decimal places) Forecast thousands (4) The naive approach. Naive approach thousands (5) A weighted average using 70 for August, .20 for July, and .10 for June. (Round your answer to 2 decimal place s.) Weighted average thousands

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