The monthly sales for Yazici​ Batteries, Inc., were as​ follows:                                                                                                                                         Month   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sept   Oct   Nov   Dec   Sales   21   20   15   14   13   15   17   18   20   21   20   23   This exercise contains only parts b and c. Part 2 ​b) The forecast for the next month​ (Jan) using the naive method​ = ____ sales ​(round your response to a whole​ number).   The forecast for the next period​ (Jan) using a​ 3-month moving average approach​ =____ sales ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).

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The monthly sales for Yazici​ Batteries, Inc., were as​ follows:                                                                                                                                        

Month

 

Jan

 

Feb

 

Mar

 

Apr

 

May

 

Jun

 

Jul

 

Aug

 

Sept

 

Oct

 

Nov

 

Dec

 

Sales

 

21

 

20

 

15

 

14

 

13

 

15

 

17

 

18

 

20

 

21

 

20

 

23

 

This exercise contains only parts b and c.
Part 2
​b) The forecast for the next month​ (Jan) using the naive method​ = ____ sales ​(round your response to a whole​ number).
 
The forecast for the next period​ (Jan) using a​ 3-month moving average approach​ =____ sales ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
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