You own a group of convenience stores in North Carolina and are interested in developing a forecasting model to use in predicting the average daily sales of a given convenience store to guide future purchases or construction of additional stores. You have collected the following data on your current stores: Store Daily Sales Store Area Parking Spaces Household Income 1 1840.00 532 6 44,000 2 1746.00 478 4 51,000 3 1812.00 530 7 45,000 4 1806.00 508 7 46,000 5 1792.00 514 5 44,000 6 1825.00 556 6 46,000 7 1811.00 541 4 49,000 8 1803.00 513 6 52,000 9 1830.00 532 5 46,000 10 1827.00 537 5 46,000 11 1764.00 499 3 48,000 12 1763.00 490 4 48,000 13 1825.00 510 8 47,000 14 1846.00 516 8 45,000 15 1815 482 7 43,000 a. What factors should be used in forecasting daily sales and WHY? b. You have been offered two stores for sale and can afford only one at this time. The first is 500 ft2, 6 parking places and in a neighborhood with a household income of 50,000/yr. The other is 560 ft2, 8 parking places in an area with a household income of 42,500/yr. Which store should have higher daily sales?

. You own a group of convenience stores in North Carolina and are interested in developing a forecasting model to use in predicting the average daily sales of a given convenience store to guide future purchases or construction of additional stores.  You have collected the following data on your current stores:

Store	Daily Sales	Store Area	Parking Spaces	Household Income
1	1840.00	532	6	44,000
2	1746.00	478	4	51,000
3	1812.00	530	7	45,000
4	1806.00	508	7	46,000
5	1792.00	514	5	44,000
6	1825.00	556	6	46,000
7	1811.00	541	4	49,000
8	1803.00	513	6	52,000
9	1830.00	532	5	46,000
10	1827.00	537	5	46,000
11	1764.00	499	3	48,000
12	1763.00	490	4	48,000
13	1825.00	510	8	47,000
14	1846.00	516	8	45,000
15	1815	482	7	43,000

1. What factors should be used in forecasting daily sales and WHY?
2. You have been offered two stores for sale and can afford only one at this time.  The first is 500 ft2, 6 parking places and in a neighborhood with a household income of 50,000/yr. The other is 560 ft2, 8 parking places in an area with a household income of 42,500/yr.  Which store should have higher daily sales?