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42-4 3 Problem 6: Given the forecast demand and actual demand for 10-foot fishing boats, compute the tracking signal and MAD. Year Forecast Actual Demand Demand 1 78 71 2 75 80 3 83 101 4 4 84 84 5 88 60 6 85 73 Problem: 7 Over the past year Meredith and Smunt Manufacturing had annual sales of 10,000 portable water pumps. The average quarterly sales for the past 5 years have averaged: spring 4,000, summer 3,000, fall 2,000 and winter 1,000. Compute the quarterly index. Problem: 8 Using the data in Problem, Meredith and Smunt Manufacturing expects sales of pumps to grow by 10% next year. Compute next year's sales and the sales for each quarter