Practical Management Science
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Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
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Chapter 13.3, Problem 4P
The file P13_04.xlsx lists the monthly sales for a company (in millions of dollars) for a 10-year period.
- a. Fit an exponential trend line to these data.
- b. By what percentage do you estimate that the company will grow each month?
- c. Why can’t a high rate of exponential growth continue for a long time?
- d. Rather than an exponential curve, what type of curve might better represent the growth of a new technology?
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