Multiple Choice
The weakness of the trend extension method is that it
A) uses several factors, rather than just one.
B) assumes the future will be really different from the past.
C) assumes past conditions will continue unchanged into the future.
D) fails to determine why sales vary.
E) uses only population growth estimates.
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