Month Demand (1000s) Month Demand (1000s) 1 8.2 13 10.3 2 7.5 14 10.5 3 8.1 15 11.7 4 9.3 16 9.8 5 9.1 17 10.8 6 9.5 18 11.3 7 10.4 19 12.6 8 9.7 20 11.5 9 10.2 21 10.8 10 10.6 22 11.7 11 8.2 23 12.5 12 9.9 24 12.8

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The Pro Apparel company manufactures baseball-stylecaps with various team logos. The caps come in an assort-ment of designs and colors. The company has had monthlysales for the past 24 months as follows:Develop a forecast model using the method you believe best,and justify your selection using a measure (or measures) offorecast accuracy.

 

Month
Demand (1000s)
Month
Demand (1000s)
1
8.2
13
10.3
2
7.5
14
10.5
3
8.1
15
11.7
4
9.3
16
9.8
5
9.1
17
10.8
6
9.5
18
11.3
7
10.4
19
12.6
8
9.7
20
11.5
9
10.2
21
10.8
10
10.6
22
11.7
11
8.2
23
12.5
12
9.9
24
12.8
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