(Problem 78 continued.) Find the forecasts of EPS of the Johnson & Johnson from the first quarter 2011 to fourth quarter 2011.

Problem 78

(Problem 77 continued.) Forecast the adjusted or deseasonalized EPS of the Johnson & Johnson from the first quarter 2011 to fourth quarter 2011 by using the linear trend estimates, quadratic trend estimates, and cubic trend estimates, respectively.

Problem 77

The contents in the last column of Table 18.5 are the adjusted EPS of Johnson & Johnson by the Seasonal Index from first quarter 2000 to fourth quarter 2010.
Denote them as x^*_t.

Table 18.5

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(a) Determine (b) Determine (c) Determine the linear trend between x, and t. the quadratic trend between x, and t. the cubic trend between x," and t.