Bell Greenhouses has estimated its monthly demand for potting soil to be the following: N=400+8X where N is the monthly demand for bags of potting soil and X is the time period in months (March 2016 = 0). Assume this trend factor is expected to remain stable in the foreseeable future. The following table contains the monthly seasonal adjustment factors, which have been estimated using actual sales data from the past five years: Complete the following table by forecasting Bell Greenhouses' demand for potting soil in March, June, August, and December 2017. Month March Adjustment Factor (%) Forecast June August December +2 +15 +10 -12 The following table shows the forecasted and actual potting soil sales by Bell Greenhouses for April in five different years. Year Forecast Actual 2017 504 549 2016 408 412 2015 312 340 2014 216 227 2013 120 131 What seasonal adjustment factor would you recommend be used to forecast in April 2018? оо -1.5% ○ 2.9% ○ 6.6%

Bell Greenhouses has estimated its monthly demand for potting soil to be the following:N = 400 + 4Xwhere N = monthly demand for bags of potting soilX = time periods in months (March 2006 = 0)Assume this trend factor is expected to remain stable in the foreseeable future. The following table contains the monthly seasonal adjustment factors, which have been estimated using actual sales data from the past five years:MONTH      ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (%)March                             +2June                              +15August                         +10December                     −12a. Forecast Bell Greenhouses’ demand for potting soil in March, June, August, and December 2007.b. If the following table shows the forecasted and actual potting soil sales by Bell Greenhouses for April in five different years, determine the seasonal adjustment factor to be used in making an April 2008 forecast.YEAR      FORECAST      ACTUAL 2007             500                   515 2006             452…

A company selling widgets has found that the number of items sold, x, depends upon the price, p at 90000 which they're sold, according the equation z = (0.6p + 1)? Due to inflation and increasing health benefit costs, the company has been increasing the price by $0.06 per month. Find the rate at which revenue is changing when the company is selling widgets at $8 each. Revenue is decreasing by dollars per month Hint: Give your answer as a positive value.

The following table represents the thallium production and apparent consumption in the United States for the years 2004 through 2010. Unit value is the value in actual dollars of one metric ton (t) of thallium apparent consumption. With 2004 as the base year, adjust the unit value in actual U.S. dollars to the unit value in constant 2004 U.S. dollars (2004$).