The following table gives the number of pints of type A blood used at Damascus Hospital in the past 6 weeks: Week Of August 31 September 7 September 14 21 Pints Used 350 370 410 291

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The following table gives the number of pints of type A blood used at Damascus Hospital in the past 6 weeks:
Week Of
August 31
September 7
September 14
September 21
September 28
October 5
Pints Used
350
370
410
381
371
378
a) The forecasted demand for the week of October 12 using a 3-week moving average = 376.67 pints (round your
response to two decimal places).
b) Using a 3-week weighted moving average, with weights of 0.20, 0.35, and 0.45, using 0.45 for the most
recent week, the forecasted demand for the week of October 12 =
pints (round your response to two decimal
places and remember to use the weights in appropriate order the largest weight applies to most recent period and
smallest weight applies to oldest period.)
Transcribed Image Text:The following table gives the number of pints of type A blood used at Damascus Hospital in the past 6 weeks: Week Of August 31 September 7 September 14 September 21 September 28 October 5 Pints Used 350 370 410 381 371 378 a) The forecasted demand for the week of October 12 using a 3-week moving average = 376.67 pints (round your response to two decimal places). b) Using a 3-week weighted moving average, with weights of 0.20, 0.35, and 0.45, using 0.45 for the most recent week, the forecasted demand for the week of October 12 = pints (round your response to two decimal places and remember to use the weights in appropriate order the largest weight applies to most recent period and smallest weight applies to oldest period.)
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