Task: based on the annual reports information (Apple Inc)*:

1. Describe the sale trends of Apple Inc (Table 1).

2. Make a forecast (using methods of least squares, exponential smoothing and sliding average).

2. Analyze the compliance of the accepted and fulfilled export obligations (by means of calculation of the coefficient of execution). You should take into account the impact of volume changes and price changes on the fulfillment of obligations (Table 2).

Table 1.

N	Name of goods/products	Year
		2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
		fact	fact	fact	fact	fact	fact	Analysis 2016/2015
								Kg	Rg, %	Ri, %	AD
1	Iphone
2	Ipad
3	Imac
4	Servicies
5	Other
	TOTAL

Table 2. Analysis of fulfillment of export obligations of "Apple Inc" (Y2016)

Name of goods/products	Accepted Obligations			Obligations are fulfilled			Coefficient of execution,%
	Q, thousands of units	P (average), $	TR	Q, thousands of units	P (average), $	TR
Iphone	240000	640
Ipad	52000	490
Imac	15000	1100

* - www.annualreports.com