A counseling service records the number of calls to their hotline for the last year.What is the forecast for July if the service uses a simple moving average of three periods?
A) 169
B) 163
C) 157
D) 178

Question

A counseling service records the number of calls to their hotline for the last year.What is the forecast for July if the service uses a simple moving average of three periods? 
A) 169 
B) 163 
C) 157 
D) 178

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the forecast for July using a simple moving average of three periods, we need to take the average of the number of calls in the three months preceding July (i.e., April, May, and June).

Let's assume the number of calls for each month is as follows:

- April: 150
- May: 165
- June: 175

To find the forecast for July, we take the average of these three values:

(150 + 165 + 175) / 3 = 163.33

Rounding this to the nearest whole number gives us:

Answer: B) 163

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