The Northville Post Office experiences a seasonal pattern of daily mail volume every week. The following data for two representative weeks are expressed in thousands of pieces of mail:

a. Calculate a seasonal factor for each day of the week.
b. If the postmaster estimates 230,000 pieces of mail to be sorted next week, forecast the volume for each day of the week.

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Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Total Week 1 5 20 30 35 49 70 15 224 Week 2 8 15 32 30 45 70 10 210