Compute a weighted three-month moving average forecast using weights of (a) 10%, 30%, 60%, and (b) 25% 30% 45% for the most distant data, next recent, and the most recent respectively.

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The manager of a fabric company needs to accurately forecast the demand for fabric. If the customers do not order enough fabric (in 10,000 yards), they will buy their fabric from one of the company’s major competitors. The company has collected the following demand data for the past 10 months. Compute a weighted three-month moving average forecast using weights of (a) 10%, 30%, 60%, and (b) 25% 30% 45% for the most distant data, next recent, and the most recent respectively.

 

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Demand 

37

45

47

50

52

54

58

60

63

65

 

Forecast Table:

Month

Actual

WMA (10%, 30%, 60%)

WMA (25%, 30%, 45%)

January

 

 

 

February

 

 

 

March

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

May

 

 

 

June

 

 

 

July

 

 

 

August

 

 

 

September

 

 

 

October

 

 

 

 

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