Problem 3-2 (Algo)

National Scan, Inc., sells radio frequency inventory tags. Monthly sales for a seven-month period were as follows:

Month	Sales (000)Units
Feb.	19
Mar.	22
Apr.	8
May.	24
Jun.	19
Jul.	27
Aug.	22

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a. Forecast September sales volume using each of the following:

(1) The naive approach.

(2) A five-month moving average. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

(3) A weighted average using 0.50 for August, 0.15 for July, and 0.35 for June. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

(4) Exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant equal to 0.25, assuming a March forecast of 17(000). (Round your intermediate forecast values and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

(5) A linear trend equation. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)