Demand
January	156
February	161
March	157
April	159
May	165
June	169
July	168
August	180
September	172
October	183
November	187
December	185

1) For months January through December. Forecast demand for next month (January) using a 4-month moving average. Round up to the next integer. A. 157 B. 158 C. 143 D. 182

2) For months January through December. Forecast demand for next month (January) using a 3-month weighted moving average. In calculating your answer, use a weight of 0.7 on the most recent data; a weight of 0.2 on the second most recent data, and 0.1 on the oldest data. Round up your final answer to the next integer. A. 152 B. 185 C. 164 D. 159

3) For months January through December. Forecast demand for next month (January) using a 3-month moving average. Round up to the next integer. A. 152 B. 179 C. 185 D. 159

4) Use Data in Worksheet Q27-29 for months January through December. Forecast demand for next month (January) using trend projection. Round up your final answer to the next integer. A. 165 B. 149 C. 193 D. 189

5) Use MAD to decide which of the forecasting methods tried in Questions 25-29 is the most appropriate for the time series. A. Best is Trend B. Worst is Trend; Best is exponential smoothing C. Worst is 4-month moving average; Best is 3-month weighted moving average D. Worst is Trend; Best is 3-month weighted moving average