Question: A. The first quarter forecast is ___ cases. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.) B. The second quarter forecast is ___ cases.

A. The first quarter forecast is ___ cases.

A. The first quarter forecast is ___ cases. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

B. The second quarter forecast is ___ cases. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

C. The third quarter forecast is ___ cases. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

D. The fourth quarter forecast is ___ cases. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

The manager of Alaina's Garden Center must make the annual purchasing plans for rakes, gloves, and other gardening items. One of the items the company stocks is Fast-Grow, a liquid fertilizer. The sales of this item are seasonal, with peaks in the spring, summer, and fall months. Quarterly demand (in cases) for the past two years is as follows: Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Year 1 45 343 276 205 869 Year 2 59 446 346 284 1,135 If the expected sales for Fast-Grow are 1,233 cases for year 3, use the multiplicative seasonal method to prepare a forecast for each quarter of the year. (Round all intermediate calculations to three decimal places.)

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