Print 15. The general sales manager at Knox Products Corporation has just recurvea next year's sales fore- cast (in units) for two of the firm's major products (Less Knox and More Knox) from sales man- agers of the Eastern and Western sales regions: Eastern Region Forecast Western Region Forecast Less Knox More Knox Less Knox More Knox 150 300 300 450 Less Knox sells for $4.50 per unit and More Knox sells for $8.50 per unit. a. The corporate economist has forecast a total corporation-wide sales volume for these two prod- ucts of $11,000 for next year. What's the disparity between the two forecasts at the item level? b. If top management agrees to a total corporation-wide sales forecast volume of $9,000, what's the sales forecast at the item level

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Print 15. The general sales manager at Knox Products Corporation has just recev next year's sales fore- cast (in units) for two of the firm's major products (Less Knox and More Knox) from sales man- agers of the Eastern and Western sales regions: Eastern Region Forecast Less Knox More Knox 150 300 Western Region Forecast Less Knox More Knox 300 450 Less Knox sells for $4.50 per unit and More Knox sells for $8.50 per unit. a. The corporate economist has forecast a total corporation-wide sales volume for these two prod- ucts of $11,000 for next year. What's the disparity between the two forecasts at the item level? b. If top management agrees to a total corporation-wide sales forecast volume of $9,000, what's the sales forecast at the item level? Print 15. The general sales manager at Knox Products Corporation has just recev next year's sales fore- cast (in units) for two of the firm's major products (Less Knox and More Knox) from sales man- agers of the Eastern and Western sales regions: Eastern Region Forecast Less Knox More Knox 150 300 Western Region Forecast Less Knox More Knox 300 450 Less Knox sells for $4.50 per unit and More Knox sells for $8.50 per unit. a. The corporate economist has forecast a total corporation-wide sales volume for these two prod- ucts of $11,000 for next year. What's the disparity between the two forecasts at the item level? b. If top management agrees to a total corporation-wide sales forecast volume of $9,000, what's the sales forecast at the item level?

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