The manager of Snyder”s Garden Center must make the annual purchasing plans for rakes, gloves, and other gardening items. One of the items the company stocks is Fast-Grow. a liquid fertilizer. The sales of this item are seasonal. with peaks in the spring. summer, and fall months. Quarterly demand (in cases) for the past two years follows:
|
Quarter |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
|
1 |
40 |
60 |
|
2 |
350 |
440 |
|
3 |
290 |
320 |
|
4 |
210 |
281? |
|
Total |
890 |
1.100 |
if the expected sales for Fast-Grow are 1,150 cases for year 3, use the multiplicative seasonal method to prepare a forecast for each quarter of the year.
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