THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
The table below shows the corporate earnings percentage of an enterprise for 5 years.
The company's forecaster uses the 4-period centered moving average to remove the seasonality component.

-Determine the seasonal index for quarter 1.
A)91.52
B)101.49
C)117.70
D)cannot be determined

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THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
The table below shows the corporate earnings percentage of an enterprise for 5 years.
The company's forecaster uses the 4-period centered moving average to remove the seasonality component.
 
-Determine the seasonal index for quarter 1.
A)91.52 
B)101.49 
C)117.70 
D)cannot be determined

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the seasonal index for quarter 1, we need to divide the average percentage earnings for quarter 1 by the centered moving average for all quarters.

Quarter 1 average earnings = (8.2 + 9.5 + 9.9 + 11.2) / 4 = 9.7

Centered moving average = (8.2 + 9.5 + 9.9 + 11.2 + 12.7) / 5 = 10.3

Seasonal index for Q1 = 9.7 / 10.3 * 100 = 94.17

Therefore, none of the answer choices are correct. However, the closest answer is C (117.70).