Question: begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} hline & A & B hline 1 & TimeUnit & Sales hline 2 & 1 & 28 hline 3 & 2

 \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \hline & A & B \\ \hline 1 & TimeUnit
& Sales \\ \hline 2 & 1 & 28 \\ \hline 3
& 2 & 31 \\ \hline 4 & 3 & 36 \\

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \hline & A & B \\ \hline 1 & TimeUnit & Sales \\ \hline 2 & 1 & 28 \\ \hline 3 & 2 & 31 \\ \hline 4 & 3 & 36 \\ \hline 5 & 4 & 43 \\ \hline 6 & 5 & 46 \\ \hline 7 & 6 & 52 \\ \hline 8 & 7 & 55 \\ \hline 9 & 8 & 59 \\ \hline 10 & 9 & 58 \\ \hline 11 & 10 & 55 \\ \hline 12 & 11 & 47 \\ \hline 13 & 12 & 40 \\ \hline 14 & 13 & 35 \\ \hline 15 & 14 & 40 \\ \hline 16 & 15 & 46 \\ \hline 17 & 16 & 55 \\ \hline 18 & 17 & 60 \\ \hline 19 & 18 & 68 \\ \hline 20 & 19 & 72 \\ \hline 21 & 20 & 75 \\ \hline 22 & 21 & 70 \\ \hline 23 & 22 & 66 \\ \hline 24 & 23 & 58 \\ \hline 25 & 24 & 50 \\ \hline 26 & 25 & 45 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \hline & A & B \\ \hline 27 & 26 & 49 \\ \hline 28 & 27 & 57 \\ \hline 29 & 28 & 68 \\ \hline 30 & 29 & 78 \\ \hline 31 & 30 & 80 \\ \hline 32 & 31 & 88 \\ \hline 33 & 32 & 90 \\ \hline 34 & 33 & 84 \\ \hline 35 & 34 & 80 \\ \hline 36 & 35 & 57 \\ \hline 37 & 36 & 60 \\ \hline 38 & 37 & 52 \\ \hline 39 & 38 & 60 \\ \hline 40 & 39 & 66 \\ \hline 41 & 40 & 80 \\ \hline 42 & 41 & 85 \\ \hline 43 & 42 & 95 \\ \hline 44 & 43 & 100 \\ \hline 45 & 44 & 104 \\ \hline 46 & 45 & 101 \\ \hline 47 & 46 & 94 \\ \hline 48 & 47 & 81 \\ \hline 49 & 48 & 70 \\ \hline \end{tabular} - Use Excel to generate a trend line of Sales on TimeUnit. What is the fitted equation? - Use the equation from above to forecast the next 12 time units, i.e. based on the current trends, what are the sales for time periods 49 to 60 ? - Create a single scatter plot (with TimeUnit as the x-axis) with both the original data and the forecasted data (i.e. including the forecasted data from above) so that you can see the forecasts in context

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