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a. Use intuition and judgment to estimate quarterly demand for the fourth year.
The forecast for quarter 1 is 2,775 boxes of chocolates. The forecast for quarter 2 is 2,000 boxes of chocolates. The forecast for quarter 3 is 1,425 boxes of chocolates. The forecast for quarter 4 is 6,450 boxes of chocolates.
b. If the expected sales for chocolates are 12,575 cases for year 4, use the multiplicative seasonal method to prepare a forecast for each quarter of the year. (Round all intermediate calculations to two decimal places.)
The first quarter forecast is 2,610 boxes of chocolates. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)
The second quarter forecast is boxes of chocolates. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)
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