The production of Reliable Manufacturing Company for 2012 and part of 2013 follows. 2012 2013 2012 2013 Production Production Production Production Month (thousands) (thousands) Month (thousands) (thousands) January 8 8 July 3 5 February 9 6 August 6 March 10 15 September 13 April 7 8 October 7 May 6 3 November 6 June 1 2 December 3 Click here for the Excel Data File a. Using the ratio-to-moving-average method, determine the specific seasonals for July, August, and September 2012. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) July____?____ , August____?_____ , September ____?_____ b. Assume that the specific seasonal indexes in the following table are correct. Insert in the table the specific seasonals you computed in part (a) for July, August, and September 2012, and determine the 12 typical seasonal indexes. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2012 ? ? ? 92.9 106.2 92.6 2013 88.3 102.9 178.4 118.5 60.5 43.3 44.0 74.0 200.9 90.0 101.9 90.9 2014 87.6 103.7 170.2 125.9 59.4 48.6 44.3 77.2 196.9 89.4 113.8 80.4 2015 79.7 105.5 165.2 124.3 62.4 41.6 48.2 72.1 203.6 80.2 103.0 94.2 2016 89.0 112.1 182.9 115.1 57.6 56.9 Month Seasonal index Jan. ___?____ Feb. ___?____ March ___?____ April ___?____ May ____?____ June ____?____ July ___?___ August ____?____ Sept. ____?____ Oct. ___?____ Nov. ____?____ Dec. ____?____ c. Interpret the typical seasonal index. The highest month above average was ___?___ the lowest month below average was ___?___. (Use the number of the month for your answer. E.g. April = 4.)

The production of Reliable Manufacturing Company for 2012 and part of 2013 follows.

2012	2013	2012	2013
Production	Production	Production	Production
Month	(thousands)	(thousands)	Month	(thousands)	(thousands)
January	8	8	July	3	5
February	9	6	August	6
March	10	15	September	13
April	7	8	October	7
May	6	3	November	6
June	1	2	December	3

Click here for the Excel Data File

a.	Using the ratio-to-moving-average method, determine the specific seasonals for July, August, and September 2012.(Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

July____?____ , August____?_____ , September ____?_____

b.	Assume that the specific seasonal indexes in the following table are correct. Insert in the table the specific seasonals you computed in part (a) for July, August, and September 2012, and determine the 12 typical seasonal indexes.(Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

Year	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
2012	?	?	?	92.9	106.2	92.6
2013	88.3	102.9	178.4	118.5	60.5	43.3	44.0	74.0	200.9	90.0	101.9	90.9
2014	87.6	103.7	170.2	125.9	59.4	48.6	44.3	77.2	196.9	89.4	113.8	80.4
2015	79.7	105.5	165.2	124.3	62.4	41.6	48.2	72.1	203.6	80.2	103.0	94.2
2016	89.0	112.1	182.9	115.1	57.6	56.9

Month	Seasonal index
Jan.	___?____
Feb.	___?____
March	___?____
April	___?____
May	____?____
June	____?____
July	___?___
August	____?____
Sept.	____?____
Oct.	___?____
Nov.	____?____
Dec.	____?____

c.	Interpret the typical seasonal index.

The highest month above average was ___?___ the lowest month below average was ___?___. (Use the number of the month for your answer. E.g. April = 4.)