1. Suppose a firm has had the following historic sales figures. Year: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Sales $ 1,500,000 $ 1,670,000 $ 1,580,000 $ 2,160,000 $ 1,890,000 What would be the forecast for next year’s sales using regression to estimate a trend?
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3. One year ago, you purchased 600 shares of Bakery, Inc. stock at a price of $9.25 a share. The company pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share. Today, you sold all of your shares for $14.30 a share. What is your total percentage return on this investment?
4. A stock has annual returns of 6 percent, 12 percent, -3 percent, and 2 percent for the past four years. Calculate the arithmetic average and the geometric average of these returns.