Lenovo uses the ZX-81 chip in some of its laptop computers. The prices for the chip during the last 12 months were as follows: Month Price Per Chip Month Price Per Chip January February $1.85 July August September $2.00 $1.61 $1.85 March $1.60 $1.65 $1.85 $1.60 April May October $1.88 November $1.60 June $1.89 December $1.75 This exercise contains only parts a, b, and c. a) Using a 2-month moving average, the forecast for periods 11 and 12 is (round your responses to two decimal places): Month Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forecast $1.73 1.61 1.73 1.87 1.89 1.95 1.93 1.75

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Lenovo uses the ZX-81 chip in some of its laptop computers. The prices for the chip during the last 12 months were as follows:
Month
Price Per Chip
Month
Price Per Chip
$1.85
July
January
February
$2.00
$1.85
$1.65
$1.61
August
September
March
$1.60
April
May
$1.85
October
$1.60
$1.88
$1.60
$1.75
November
June
$1.89
December
This exercise contains only parts a, b, and c.
a) Using a 2-month moving average, the forecast for periods 11 and 12 is (round your responses to two decimal places):
Month
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Forecast
$1.73
1.61
1.73
1.87
1.89
1.95
1.93
1.75
Transcribed Image Text:Lenovo uses the ZX-81 chip in some of its laptop computers. The prices for the chip during the last 12 months were as follows: Month Price Per Chip Month Price Per Chip $1.85 July January February $2.00 $1.85 $1.65 $1.61 August September March $1.60 April May $1.85 October $1.60 $1.88 $1.60 $1.75 November June $1.89 December This exercise contains only parts a, b, and c. a) Using a 2-month moving average, the forecast for periods 11 and 12 is (round your responses to two decimal places): Month Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forecast $1.73 1.61 1.73 1.87 1.89 1.95 1.93 1.75
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Step 1

Calculation of 2 month moving averages of the data

(1)
month

(2)
Sales

(3)
2 month moving total

(4)
2 month moving average
(3)÷2

(5)
2 item moving total of
column (4)

(6)
2 month centered moving average
(5)÷2

1

1.73

       
   

1.73+1.61=3.34

3.34÷2=1.67

   

2

1.61

   

1.67+1.67=3.34

3.34÷2=1.67

   

1.61+1.73=3.34

3.34÷2=1.67

   

3

1.73

   

1.67+1.8=3.47

3.47÷2=1.74

   

1.73+1.87=3.6

3.6÷2=1.8

   

4

1.87

   

1.8+1.88=3.68

3.68÷2=1.84

   

1.87+1.89=3.76

3.76÷2=1.88

   

5

1.89

   

1.88+1.92=3.8

3.8÷2=1.9

   

1.89+1.95=3.84

3.84÷2=1.92

   

6

1.95

   

1.92+1.94=3.86

3.86÷2=1.93

   

1.95+1.93=3.88

3.88÷2=1.94

   

7

1.93

   

1.94+1.84=3.78

3.78÷2=1.89

   

1.93+1.75=3.68

3.68÷2=1.84

   

8

1.75

       
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