Develop a forecast for the fourth quarter using a


Here are the data for the past 21 months for actual sales of a particular product:

LAST YEAR THIS YEAR

 January 370        305       

 February 410        395       

 March 410        340       

 April 440        450       

 May 440        455       

 June 485        390       

 July 440        350       

 August 300        295       

 September 400        355       

 October 540      

 November 590      

 December 480      

Develop a forecast for the fourth quarter using a three-quarter, weighted moving average. Weight the most recent quarter 0.50, the second most recent 0.25, and the third 0.25. Do the problem using quarters, as opposed to forecasting separate months. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Forecast for the fourth quarter

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