TWO LAST THIS YEARS AGO UNITS YEAR UNITS 3,495 2,696 3,475 2,375 YEAR UNITS I 4,785 3,475 4,195 2,995 I 3,210 2,078 2,705 1,695 II II II III III III IV IV IV Use the decomposition technique to forecast demand for the next four quarters. ( your answers to 2 decimal places.) Period Forecast (Units) I II III IV

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Zeus Computer Chips, Inc., used to have major contracts to produce the Centrino-type chips. The market has been declining during
the past three years because of the dual-core chips, which it cannot produce, so Zeus has the unpleasant task of forecasting next year.
The task is unpleasant because the firm has not been able to find replacement chips for its production lines. Here is demand over the
past 12 quarters:
LAST
THIS
YEAR
TWO
YEARS AGO
UNITS
YEAR
UNITS
UNITS
4,785
3,495
2,696
3,475
3,210
2,078
2,705
1,695
I
I
I
II
3,475
4,195
II
II
III
III
III
IV
2,995
IV
2,375
IV
Use the decomposition technique to forecast demand for the next four quarters. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round
your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Period
Forecast (Units
I
II
III
IV
Transcribed Image Text:Zeus Computer Chips, Inc., used to have major contracts to produce the Centrino-type chips. The market has been declining during the past three years because of the dual-core chips, which it cannot produce, so Zeus has the unpleasant task of forecasting next year. The task is unpleasant because the firm has not been able to find replacement chips for its production lines. Here is demand over the past 12 quarters: LAST THIS YEAR TWO YEARS AGO UNITS YEAR UNITS UNITS 4,785 3,495 2,696 3,475 3,210 2,078 2,705 1,695 I I I II 3,475 4,195 II II III III III IV 2,995 IV 2,375 IV Use the decomposition technique to forecast demand for the next four quarters. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Period Forecast (Units I II III IV
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