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You are back at PLE. Ms B. wants to forecast the sales of future mower units (use sheet Mower Unit Sales ). Separately for each

You are back at PLE.

Ms B. wants to forecast the sales of future mower units (use sheet Mower Unit Sales). Separately for each region as well as for the world:

Select the appropriate forecasting model

Build the chosen forecasting model over the course of the observed period of time

Predict future sales for a every month up to a year after the latest observed date

Provide an Excel file (relevant sheets only!) as well as a professional report for Ms B.

Mower Unit Sales

Month NA SA Europe Pacific China World

Jan-14 6000 200 720 100 0 7020

Feb-14 7950 220 990 120 0 9280

Mar-14 8100 250 1320 110 0 9780

Apr-14 9050 280 1650 120 0 11100

May-14 9900 310 1590 130 0 11930

Jun-14 10200 300 1620 120 0 12240

Jul-14 8730 280 1590 140 0 10740

Aug-14 8140 250 1560 130 0 10080

Sep-14 6480 230 1590 130 0 8430

Oct-14 5990 220 1320 120 0 7650

Nov-14 5320 210 990 130 0 6650

Dec-14 4640 180 660 140 0 5620

Jan-15 5980 210 690 140 0 7020

Feb-15 7620 240 1020 150 0 9030

Mar-15 8370 250 1290 140 0 10050

Apr-15 8830 290 1620 150 0 10890

May-15 9310 330 1650 130 0 11420

Jun-15 10230 310 1590 140 0 12270

Jul-15 8720 290 1560 150 0 10720

Aug-15 7710 270 1530 140 0 9650

Sep-15 6320 250 1590 150 0 8310

Oct-15 5840 250 1260 160 0 7510

Nov-15 4960 240 900 150 0 6250

Dec-15 4350 210 660 150 0 5370

Jan-16 6020 220 570 160 0 6970

Feb-16 7920 250 840 150 0 9160

Mar-16 8430 270 1110 160 0 9970

Apr-16 9040 310 1500 170 0 11020

May-16 9820 360 1440 160 0 11780

Jun-16 10370 330 1410 170 0 12280

Jul-16 9050 310 1440 160 0 10960

Aug-16 7620 300 1410 170 0 9500

Sep-16 6420 280 1350 180 0 8230

Oct-16 5890 270 1080 180 0 7420

Nov-16 5340 260 840 190 0 6630

Dec-16 4430 230 510 180 0 5350

Jan-17 6100 250 480 200 0 7030

Feb-17 8010 270 750 190 0 9220

Mar-17 8430 280 1140 200 0 10050

Apr-17 9110 320 1410 210 0 11050

May-17 9730 380 1340 190 0 11640

Jun-17 10120 360 1360 200 0 12040

Jul-17 9080 320 1410 200 0 11010

Aug-17 7820 310 1490 210 0 9830

Sep-17 6540 300 1310 220 0 8370

Oct-17 6010 290 980 210 0 7490

Nov-17 5270 270 770 220 0 6530

Dec-17 5380 260 430 230 0 6300

Jan-18 6210 270 400 200 0 7080

Feb-18 8030 280 750 190 0 9250

Mar-18 8540 300 970 210 5 10025

Apr-18 9120 340 1310 220 16 11006

May-18 9570 390 1260 200 22 11442

Jun-18 10230 380 1240 210 26 12086

Jul-18 9580 350 1300 230 14 11474

Aug-18 7680 340 1250 220 15 9505

Sep-18 6870 320 1210 220 11 8631

Oct-18 5930 310 970 230 3 7443

Nov-18 5260 300 650 240 1 6451

Dec-18 4830 290 300 230 0 5650

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Mower Unit Sales

Month	NA	SA	Europe	Pacific	China	World
Jan-14	6000	200	720	100	0	7020
Feb-14	7950	220	990	120	0	9280
Mar-14	8100	250	1320	110	0	9780
Apr-14	9050	280	1650	120	0	11100
May-14	9900	310	1590	130	0	11930
Jun-14	10200	300	1620	120	0	12240
Jul-14	8730	280	1590	140	0	10740
Aug-14	8140	250	1560	130	0	10080
Sep-14	6480	230	1590	130	0	8430
Oct-14	5990	220	1320	120	0	7650
Nov-14	5320	210	990	130	0	6650
Dec-14	4640	180	660	140	0	5620
Jan-15	5980	210	690	140	0	7020
Feb-15	7620	240	1020	150	0	9030
Mar-15	8370	250	1290	140	0	10050
Apr-15	8830	290	1620	150	0	10890
May-15	9310	330	1650	130	0	11420
Jun-15	10230	310	1590	140	0	12270
Jul-15	8720	290	1560	150	0	10720
Aug-15	7710	270	1530	140	0	9650
Sep-15	6320	250	1590	150	0	8310
Oct-15	5840	250	1260	160	0	7510
Nov-15	4960	240	900	150	0	6250
Dec-15	4350	210	660	150	0	5370
Jan-16	6020	220	570	160	0	6970
Feb-16	7920	250	840	150	0	9160
Mar-16	8430	270	1110	160	0	9970
Apr-16	9040	310	1500	170	0	11020
May-16	9820	360	1440	160	0	11780
Jun-16	10370	330	1410	170	0	12280
Jul-16	9050	310	1440	160	0	10960
Aug-16	7620	300	1410	170	0	9500
Sep-16	6420	280	1350	180	0	8230
Oct-16	5890	270	1080	180	0	7420
Nov-16	5340	260	840	190	0	6630
Dec-16	4430	230	510	180	0	5350
Jan-17	6100	250	480	200	0	7030
Feb-17	8010	270	750	190	0	9220
Mar-17	8430	280	1140	200	0	10050
Apr-17	9110	320	1410	210	0	11050
May-17	9730	380	1340	190	0	11640
Jun-17	10120	360	1360	200	0	12040
Jul-17	9080	320	1410	200	0	11010
Aug-17	7820	310	1490	210	0	9830
Sep-17	6540	300	1310	220	0	8370
Oct-17	6010	290	980	210	0	7490
Nov-17	5270	270	770	220	0	6530
Dec-17	5380	260	430	230	0	6300
Jan-18	6210	270	400	200	0	7080
Feb-18	8030	280	750	190	0	9250
Mar-18	8540	300	970	210	5	10025
Apr-18	9120	340	1310	220	16	11006
May-18	9570	390	1260	200	22	11442
Jun-18	10230	380	1240	210	26	12086
Jul-18	9580	350	1300	230	14	11474
Aug-18	7680	340	1250	220	15	9505
Sep-18	6870	320	1210	220	11	8631
Oct-18	5930	310	970	230	3	7443
Nov-18	5260	300	650	240	1	6451
Dec-18	4830	290	300	230	0	5650