Homework: M3 Assignment 1

Homework: M3 Assignment 1 Save Score: 0 of 10 pts 3 of 3 (3 complete) HW Score: 0%, 0 of 40 pts X Problem 16 Question Help 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 43 358 299 246 946 Year 2 59 414 349 276 1,098 If the expected sales for Fast-Grow are 1,278 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.) The first quarter forecast is cases. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.) The second quarter forecast is 462 cases. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.) The third quarter forecast is 374 cases. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.) The fourth quarter forecast is 303 cases. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)