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Bradley's Copiers sells and repairs photocopy machines. The manager needs weekly forecasts of service calls so that he can schedule service personnel. Use the actual demand in the first period for the forecast for the first week so error measurement begins in the second week. The manager uses exponential smoothing with α = 0.1 . Forecast the number of calls for week 6, which is next week. Week Actual Service Calls 1 2 3 4 5 The forecast for week 6 is ___ service calls. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)
Solution :
It is given that :
The manager of Bradley's Copiers needs weekly forecast of the service calls so that the manager can schedule service personnel.
Using the 
for the 1st 
for the 1st week so as the error measurement begins in the second week.
The exponential soothing, α = 0.1
Week Actual service calls Forecast
1 28 28
2 34 (28 + 0.1 x (28-28)) = 28
3. 38 (28 + 0.1 x (34-28)) = 28.60
4. 27 (28.60 + 0.1 x (38-28.60)) = 29.54
5. 25 (29.54 + 0.1 x (27-29.54)) = 29.29
6 (29.29 + 0.1 x (25-29.29)) = 28.86
Therefore, the forecast for the week 6 = 28.86
Answer:
Pick-up Later:
Set a pickup date
Process the transaction
Place all the items in the pickup area near the front of the store
Place a note on the items indicating they are sold.
Explanation:
The purpose of the above procedure is to enable the customer to take delivery of purchased goods hitch-free. The pick-up area needs to be covered against rain so that the mulch and topsoil do not degrade. It is assumed that the customer's contact information and payment have been secured before the arrangement for pick-up later.
The best thing to do in this situation is to ask the customer who is impatient to wait in line, it is best to inform the customer in a calm and professional manner to prevent conflict or misunderstandings to arise. It is also best to explain why the customer should wait in line for all other customers are waiting patiently to get their turn. It is only appropriate to follow the rules in order to prevent misunderstandings from happening.
Answer:
c. Loss aversion
Explanation:
Loss aversion is a cognitive bias that explains where there is the pain for losing should be twice as equivalent to the gaining pleasure. It is the tendency of an individual to avoid the losses that purchase the equivalent gains. And, the term that not done the given mistake is the loss aversion
So as per the given situation, the option c is correct
Answer:
D. The payback period is less than 2 years.
Explanation:
Discount rate 5%
0 1 2
intital investment -10
cash flow 0 30
Total cash flow -10 0 30
NPV 17.21
IRR 73%
Therefore, The NPV is 17.21 and is positive, the statement is True.
IRR > 50%, Therefore the statement made is True
Accounting rate of return = {[(30 - 10)/10]^(1/2)} - 1
= 41% > 0
Therefore, The statement made is true.
Payback period = 2 years, Therefore the statement made is NOT true.
