b-2. Using the MAD method of testing the forecasting model's performance, plus actual data from 3...
Here are earnings per share for two companies by quarter from the first quarter of three years ago through the second quarter of this year. Forecast earnings per share for the rest of this year and next year. Use exponential smoothing to forecast the third period of this year, and the time series decomposition method to forecast the last two quarters of this year and all four quarters of next year. (It is much easier to solve this problem on...
Here are earnings per share for two companies by quarter from the first quarter of three years ago through the second quarter of this year. Forecast earnings per share for the rest of this year and next year. Use exponential smoothing to forecast the third period of this year, and the time series decomposition method to forecast the last two quarters of this year and all four quarters of next year. EARNINGS PER SHARE QUARTER COMPANY A COMPANY B 3...
The following table contains the demand from the last 10 months: MONTH ACTUAL DEMAND 1 36 2 38 3 40 4 41 5 43 6 42 7 43 8 45 9 46 10 48 a. Calculate the single exponential smoothing forecast for these data using an α of 0.30 and an initial forecast (F1) of 36. (Round your intermediate calculations and answers to 2 decimal places.) b. Calculate the exponential smoothing with trend forecast for these data using an α...
The following table contains the demand from the last 10 months: MONTH ACTUAL DEMAND 1 33 2 29 3 32 4 33 5 35 6 32 7 35 8 42 9 44 10 45 a. Calculate the single exponential smoothing forecast for these data using an α of 0.10 and an initial forecast (F1) of 33. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. Calculate the exponential smoothing with trend forecast for these data using an α of 0.10, a...
The following table contains the demand from the last 10 months: MONTH ACTUAL DEMAND 1 34 2 37 3 38 4 37 5 40 6 37 7 42 8 44 9 41 10 42 a. Calculate the single exponential smoothing forecast for these data using an ? of 0.20 and an initial forecast (F1) of 34. (Round your intermediate calculations and answers to 2 decimal places.) Month Exponential Smoothing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 b....
answer 1-3 please don't copy from previous post. good luck Problems #3, 5, 7 (P3) The owner of the Chocolate Outlet Store wants to forecast chocolate demand. Demand for the preceding four years is shown in the following table: Year Demand (Pounds) 1 68,800 2 71,000 3 75,500 4 71,200 Forecast demand for Year 5 using the following approaches: (1) a three-year moving average; (2) a three-year weighted moving average using .40 for Year 4, .20 for Year 3, and...
please explain your answer. 2:5-34 Resolve Problem 5-33 with a = 0.3. Using MAD, which smoothing constant provides a better forecast? 3:5-35 A major source of revenue in Texas is a state sales tax on certain types of goods and services. Data are com- piled, and the state comptroller uses them to project future revenues for the state budget. One particular category of goods is classified as Retail Trade. Four years of quarterly data (in $1,000,000s) for one par- ticular...
Good Life is a public health clinic is in its fourth year of operation and is preparing its staffing plan for the upcoming quarter. The· federal government requires the clinic to prepare a budget request each quarter for the coming quarter. The request is based largely on the forecast of demand for specific services during the next quarter. Demand data for emergency services at the clinic are available for each of the four quarters of the preceding three years and...
3. Which is not an area of significant difference between manufacturing and service operations? a) forecasting demand b) uniformity of input c) labor content of jobs d) customer contact e) measurement of productivity 4. The dean of a school of business is forecasting total student enrollment for this year's summer session classes based on the following historical data: Year Four years ago Three years ago Two years ago Last year Enrollment 2000 2200 2800 3000 What is this year's forecast...
Masters Level work....all work must be shown. FORECASTING Forecasting ASSIgnment 1. Given the following data, use a three-quarter moving average to forecast the demand for the third quarter of this year. Note, the first quarter is January, February, and March; the second quarter is April, May, and June; the third quarter is July, August, September, and the 4° quarter is October, November, and December ul ct 50 This year 235 245 255 295 305 295 Answer (Please show your work...