GHM Company is a well-known automotive company in the United States. GHM has tracked the monthly sales of their main product, Ranger, over the past three years. GHM believes that there is an effect of seasons in their sales. Following are the results of CMA analysis of the monthly sales:  a. Complete the table and calculate the Seasonal Index for all quarters.  b. What is the interpretation of the seasonal index value?

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GHM Company is a well-known automotive company in the United States. GHM has tracked the monthly sales of their main product, Ranger, over the past three years. GHM believes that there is an effect of seasons in their sales. Following are the results of CMA analysis of the monthly sales: 

a. Complete the table and calculate the Seasonal Index for all quarters. 

b. What is the interpretation of the seasonal index value? 

 

Quarter
2
Quarter
3
Quarter 4
Year
Quarter 1
1
0.8565
1.0558
2
0.9372
1.1046
0.8912
1.1402
3
1.0207
1.0146
0.6076
Unadjusted seasonal
index
Multiplier
Adjusted seasonal
index
Transcribed Image Text:Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Year Quarter 1 1 0.8565 1.0558 2 0.9372 1.1046 0.8912 1.1402 3 1.0207 1.0146 0.6076 Unadjusted seasonal index Multiplier Adjusted seasonal index
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