Table 8.8 The Manager of a Pizza Shop Must Forecast Weekly Demand

Multiple Choice

Table 8.8
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 8.8. 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 weighted moving average and exponentially smoothed average forecast, giving them equal weight. The 3-week weighted moving averages are .6 for the most recent period, .25 for the second most recent period, and .15 for the third most recent period. The smoothing constant is .10 and the previously forecasted demand for week 6 was 39.28 pizzas. What is her forecast for week #7?

A) 38.75 pizzas
B) 40.8 pizzas
C) 42.25 pizzas
D) 44.8 pizzas