Given the following data and seasonal index: (a) Compute the seasonal index using only year 1 data.
(b) Determine the deseasonalized demand values using year 2 data and year 1's seasonal indices.
(c) Determine the trend line on year 2's deseasonalized data.
(d) Forecast the sales for the first 3 months of year 3, adjusting for seasonality.

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Given the following data and seasonal index:  (a) Compute the seasonal index using only year 1 data.
(b) Determine the deseasonalized demand values using year 2 data and year 1's seasonal indices.
(c) Determine the trend line on year 2's deseasonalized data.
(d) Forecast the sales for the first 3 months of year 3, adjusting for seasonality.

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The Answer of Given the following data and seasonal index:  (a) Compute the seasonal index using only year 1 data.
(b) Determine the deseasonalized demand values using year 2 data and year 1's seasonal indices.
(c) Determine the trend line on year 2's deseasonalized data.
(d) Forecast the sales for the first 3 months of year 3, adjusting for seasonality.

Given the Following Data and Seasonal Index: (A) Compute