Table 14.13
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:

-Use the information from Table 14.13.The pizza shop manager believes that a combination forecast might improve her ability to predict future demand,and thus improve keeping fresh ingredients on hand.She decides to use the 3-week simple moving average and 3-week weighted moving average (problems # 125 and 126),giving them equal weight.What is her forecast for week #7?
A)38.05 pizzas
B)39.5 pizzas
C)38.5 pizzas
D)37.55 pizzas

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Table 14.13
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:
 
-Use the information from Table 14.13.The pizza shop manager believes that a combination forecast might improve her ability to predict future demand,and thus improve keeping fresh ingredients on hand.She decides to use the 3-week simple moving average and 3-week weighted moving average (problems # 125 and 126),giving them equal weight.What is her forecast for week #7?
A)38.05 pizzas 
B)39.5 pizzas 
C)38.5 pizzas 
D)37.55 pizzas

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The Answer of Table 14.13
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:
 
-Use the information from Table 14.13.The pizza shop manager believes that a combination forecast might improve her ability to predict future demand,and thus improve keeping fresh ingredients on hand.She decides to use the 3-week simple moving average and 3-week weighted moving average (problems # 125 and 126),giving them equal weight.What is her forecast for week #7?
A)38.05 pizzas 
B)39.5 pizzas 
C)38.5 pizzas 
D)37.55 pizzas

Table 14.13 The Manager of a Pizza Shop Must Forecast Weekly Demand