Sales forecasts. For the prior three years, sales for California Cement Company have been $20,068,000 (2011), $21,073,000 (2012), and $22,809,000 (2013). The company uses the prior two years' average growth rate to predict the coming year's sales. What were the sales growth rates for 2012 and 2013? What is the expected sales growth rate using a two-year average for 2014? What is the sales forecast for 2014?
What was the sales growth rate for 2012?
(Round to two decimal places.)
What was the sales growth rate for 2013?
(Round to two decimal places.)
What is the expected sales growth rate using a two-year average for 2014?
(Round to two decimal places.)
What is the sales forecast for 2014?
(Round to the nearest dollar.)
Answerr:
Given
2011 sales S1=$20068000
2012 sales S2=$21073000
2013 sales S3=$22809000
A)
Sales growth rate for 2012 G1= (S2-S1)/S1=(21073000-20068000)/20068000=5.01%
B)
Sales growth rate for 2013 G2= (S3-S2)/S2=(22809000-21073000)/21073000=8.24%
C)
Expected growth rate for 2014 R= (G1+G2)/2=(5.01%+8.24%)/2=6.62%
D)
Sales forecast for 2014 =S3*(1+R)=22809000*(1+6.62%)=$24319640.4
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