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Table 102
the Manager of a Pizza Shop Must Forecast Weekly

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Table 10.2
The manager of a pizza shop must forecast weekly demand for special pizzas
so that he can order pizza shells weekly. Recent demand has been:
 Week  No. Special  Pizzas 150265353456555660\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Week } & \begin{array} { c } \text { No. Special } \\\text { Pizzas }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 50 \\2 & 65 \\3 & 53 \\4 & 56 \\5 & 55 \\6 & 60 \\\hline\end{array}
-Demands for a newly developed salad bar at the Great Professional restaurant for the first six months of this year are shown below.
 Month  Demand  (Units)   January 394 February 365 March 380 April 439 May 412 June 467\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Month } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Demand } \\\text { (Units) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { January } & 394 \\\text { February } & 365 \\\text { March } & 380 \\\text { April } & 439 \\\text { May } & 412 \\\text { June } & 467 \\\hline\end{array}
What is the forecast for July if the weighted moving average method is used? (Use weights of 0.5 for the most recent demand,0.3,and 0.2.)


A) less than or equal to 432 units
B) greater than 432 units but less than or equal to 442 units
C) greater than 442 units but less than or equal to 452 units
D) greater than 452

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