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??
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11y ago#1There is no need to centre when it is an odd number, because the middle already corresponds with an actual period.
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