QuickHelper

(10)

$20/per page/

About QuickHelper

Levels Tought:
Elementary,High School,College,University,PHD

Expertise:
Accounting,Applied Sciences See all
Accounting,Applied Sciences,Business & Finance,Chemistry,Engineering,Health & Medical Hide all
Teaching Since: May 2017
Last Sign in: 352 Weeks Ago, 4 Days Ago
Questions Answered: 20103
Tutorials Posted: 20155

Education

  • MBA, PHD
    Phoniex
    Jul-2007 - Jun-2012

Experience

  • Corportae Manager
    ChevronTexaco Corporation
    Feb-2009 - Nov-2016

Category > Business & Finance Posted 07 Jun 2017 My Price 10.00

Your initial post should be 200-250 words.

Question description

 

Read Problem 6 in
Chapter 6 of your textbook. Calculate and answer parts a through d. Include all
calculations and spreadsheets in your post. Explain why the moving average
method was used instead of another forecasting method. What might be another
forecasting method that could prove to be just as useful? Your initial post should
be 200-250 words.



 

The figures below indicate the number of
mergers that took place in the savings and loan industry over a 12-year period.



 



  
  
  
  


  
  
  
  


  
  
  
  


  
  
  
  


  
  
  
  


  
  
  
  


  
  
  
  


 

Year


 
 

Mergers


 
 

Year


 
 

Mergers


 

 

2000


 
 

46


 
 

2006


 
 

83


 

 

2001


 
 

46


 
 

2007


 
 

123


 

 

2002


 
 

62


 
 

2008


 
 

97


 

 

2003


 
 

45


 
 

2009


 
 

186


 

 

2004


 
 

64


 
 

2010


 
 

225


 

 

2005


 
 

61


 
 

2011


 
 

240


 



 

a. 
Calculate a 5-year moving average to forecast
the number of mergers for 2012.



 

b. 
Use the moving average technique to determine
the forecast for 2005 to 2011. Calculate measurement error using MSE and MAD.



 

c. 
Calculate a 5-year weighted moving average to
forecast the number of mergers for 2012. Use weights of 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25,
and 0.30, with the most recent year weighted being the largest.



 

d. 
Use regression analysis to forecast the
number of mergers in 2012.



 

2. 
Find the exponentially smoothed series for
the series in Problem 6, (a) using A = 0.1 and then (b) using A =
0.7, and plot these time series along with the actual data to see the impact of
the smoothing constant.

Answers

QuickHelper
(10)
Status NEW Posted 07 Jun 2017 12:06 PM My Price 10.00

Hel-----------lo -----------Sir-----------/Ma-----------dam----------- T-----------han-----------k Y-----------ou -----------for----------- us-----------ing----------- ou-----------r w-----------ebs-----------ite----------- an-----------d a-----------cqu-----------isi-----------tio-----------n o-----------f m-----------y p-----------ost-----------ed -----------sol-----------uti-----------on.----------- Pl-----------eas-----------e p-----------ing----------- me----------- on----------- ch-----------at -----------I a-----------m o-----------nli-----------ne -----------or -----------inb-----------ox -----------me -----------a m-----------ess-----------age----------- I -----------wil-----------l

Not Rated(0)