Question: Following are the data on demand for white bread loaves at a bakery. Day Loaves 1 196 2 206 3 217 4 233 5 232

Following are the data on demand for white bread loaves at a bakery.

Day Loaves
1 196
2 206
3 217
4 233
5 232
6 231
7 243
8 258
9 257
10 263
11 277
12 276
13 282
14 295
15 306

a. Develop a linear trend equation for the above data on demand for white bread loaves at a bakery (use of Excels Trendline, with display Equation on chart option, is recommended), and use it to forecast demand on day 16. (Round the final answers to 2 decimal places.)

Y = x +

Forecast demand on day 16

b. The variations around the linear trend line seem to have above- and below-the-line runs. Therefore, use trend-adjusted exponential smoothing with = 0.2 and = 0.1 to model the bread demand. Use the first four days to estimate the smoothed initial trend that you use for periods 4 and 5 (use the increase from day 1 to day 4 divided by 3). Also, use A4 to estimate S4. Start forecasting day 5. What is the forecast for day 16? (Round the final answers to 2 decimal places.)

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