What is the forecast for the third quarter


Problem:

Given the following history, use a three-quarter moving average to forecast the demand for the third quarter of this year. Note, the 1st quarter is Jan, Feb, and Mar; 2nd quarter Apr, May, Jun; 3rd quarter Jul, Aug, Sep; and 4th quarter Oct, Nov, Dec.


JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC  
  Last year 145 165 170 210 220 245 190 180 175 245 270 295
  This year 145 170 180 235 275 225

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Question 1) What is the forecast for the third quarter? Solve the problem and show all work.

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