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Forecasting techniques

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › Forecasting techniques

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  • December 12, 2014 at 2:50 pm #220368
    6shahir
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    A company is preparing its forecast sales information for the end of the current year. The actual sales information for the first nine months of the current year is below:

    Sales volume
    (units)
    Jan 172100
    Feb 149600
    March 165800
    Apr 182600
    May 160100
    June 197100
    July 174600
    Aug 190800
    Sep 207600

    Sales volume trend volume trend is to be identified using five point moving average
    Monthly trend is 5000 units…. (answer founded)

    What is the expected sales volume including seasonal variation for December 2001
    Sir, in a five point moving average there is no centered moving average ryt??

    December 12, 2014 at 3:48 pm #220383
    John Moffat
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    There is no need to centre when it is an odd number, because the middle already corresponds with an actual period.

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