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Calculations in Excel. Report in Word The table below shows monthly sales of a m

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Calculations in Excel. Report in Word

The table below shows monthly sales of a motorcycle store during the last two years. The commission for each motorcycle sale is $1,000. The manager wants to estimate how much money he will need for month 25. Submit a report in word  answering each question clearly. Explain your answer. Include an excel table with all calculations as an appendix.

Month

Sales

Month

Sales

1

195

13

155

2

210

14

120

3

190

15

135

4

170

16

110

5

180

17

122

6

156

18

97

7

134

19

85

8

155

20

110

9

145

21

85

10

165

22

78

11

128

23

66

12

135

24

45

Forecast motorcycle sales for month 25 using:

Plot your data

Naïve method.

MA3

MA4

ES with best alpha

AES with best beta

Which method is better and why?

Note: Be sure to use all 24 observations in your analysis

Month

Sales

Month

Sales

1

195

13

155

2

210

14

120

3

190

15

135

4

170

16

110

5

180

17

122

6

156

18

97

7

134

19

85

8

155

20

110

9

145

21

85

10

165

22

78

11

128

23

66

12

135

24

45

Explanation / Answer

Solution 1The table below shows monthly sales of a motorcycle store during the last two years. The commission for each motorcycle sale is $1,000. The manager wants to estimate how much money he will need for month 25.
Month
Sales
Month
Sales
1
195
13
155
2
210
14
120
3
190
15
135
4
170
16
110
5
180
17
122
6
156
18
97
7
134
19
85
8
155
20
110
9
145
21
85
10
165
22
78
11
128
23
66
12
135
24
45
Plot and analyze your data.
Forecast motorcycle sales and amount of money needed for month 25 using the Naïve method.
Forecast motorcycle sales and amount of money needed for month 25 using MA3.
Forecast motorcycle sales and amount of money needed for month 25 using MA4.
Forecast motorcycle sales and amount of money needed for month 25 using ES with =0.2.
Forecast motorcycle sales and amount of money needed for month 25 using ES with =0.6.

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