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Marianne Kramer, the owner of Handy Man Rent-
als, rents carpet cleaners to contractors and walk-in
customers. She is interested in arriving at a forecast
of rentals so that she can order the correct quantities
of supplies that go with the cleaners. Data for the last
10 weeks are shown here.

a. Prepare a forecast for weeks 6 through 10 by using a
4-week moving average. What is the forecast for week 11?
b. Calculate the mean absolute deviation as of the end of
week 10.

Week
Rentals
Week
Rentals
1
15
6
20
2
16
7
24
3
24
8
27
4
18
9
18
5
23
10
16
Transcribed Image Text:Week Rentals Week Rentals 1 15 6 20 2 16 7 24 3 24 8 27 4 18 9 18 5 23 10 16
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