Milka makes boxes of chocolates for which the demand is uncertain. " Quarterly demand (in boxes of chocolates) for the last 3 years follows: Quarter Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 1 3,000 3,300 3,502 1,700 2,100 2,448 900 1,500 1,768 4 4,400 5,100 5,882 Total 10,000 12,000 13,600 a- Use intuition and judgment to estimate quarterly demand for the fourth year. b- Use weighted moving average to estimate the demand for every quarter in the fourth year. Try to calculate the weights from historical data of last two years

3- Given the following demand. What is the forecast for period 6 and 18. Period demand base trend forecast (a = .70 and B=.60) 70 80 70 90 110 80 10 4 123 tS6

The Agri-Food Company has been in business for five years. Brian, the firm's owner, wants to develop a forecast of olive oil sales for the coming year (i.e., 2025) based on the following historical data: Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Sales 10 20 40 55 75 1. Forecast sales for 2025 using the 3-year moving average method. 2. Forecast sales for 2025 using the simple exponential smoothing method with a smoothing constant of a=0.6. 3. Forecast sales for 2025 using the simple linear trend method.

Assume a company reported the following results: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income $ 400,000 260,000 140,000 40,000 100,000 Average operating assets $ 500,000 If the company's minimum required rate of return on average operating assets is 16%, its residual income would be: Multiple Choice О $20,000. $21,000. $22,000. $23,000.