A manager uses this equation to predict demand for landscaping services: Ft  = 14 + 4t. Over the past eight periods, demand has been as follows:   Period, t: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Demand: 20 25 25 35 35 40 45 50     Compute the tracking signals for Periods

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A manager uses this equation to predict demand for landscaping services: Ft  = 14 + 4t. Over the past eight periods, demand has been as follows:
 

Period, t: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Demand: 20 25 25 35 35 40 45 50
 

 

Compute the tracking signals for Periods 1-8. (Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 3 decimal places.)

Period t  Tracking Signal

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