Problem 5 The North Aurelius Elementary School's lunch customers are forecasted based on a moving average. The number of customers served by day for the first five weeks of the year are as follows: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 421 390 410 398 440 2 425 410 415 412 435 3 430 396 406 385 445 4 425 415 408 402 438 5 440 402 410 406 441 Required: 1. Forecast the number of meals for each day of the week six using the five-week moving average method. 2. Forecast the number of meals for each day of week six using the three-week moving average method. 3. Comment on the difference in the results of parts 1 and 2.
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![Problem 5
The North Aurelius Elementary School's lunch customers are forecasted based on a moving
average. The number of customers served by day for the first five weeks of the year are as
follows:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
421
390
410
398
440
3
430
396
2
425
410
415 406
412
385
435 445
5
440
402
4
425
415
408
410
402
406
438 441
Required:
1. Forecast the number of meals for each day of the week six using the five-week moving
average method.
2. Forecast the number of meals for each day of week six using the three-week moving
average method.
3. Comment on the difference in the results of parts 1 and 2.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5fbe3a50-6b69-4099-af82-a040f17e732a%2F6bcd4300-b7cf-49f9-abdd-40c1cb95b97c%2Fcd35jwb_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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