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Can anyone help me with solving the question in Excel- - all i need
is a final solution. Thanks a lot for any help




ProLobsters is a direct-from-the-ocean shipper of fresh Maine
lobsters to consumers throughout the United States. All orders are
shipped FedEx Overnight or 2ndDay on the date requested by the
customer. ProLobsters acquires new customers with daily spots on the
Food Channel, and also enjoys a brisk repeat business. Three times
each month, ProLobsters sends an e-mail to its entire customer base
containing special offers. July sales data is detailed in the
companion workbook, and the e-mail drop dates are highlighted in
blue. Using this information, create a forecast for August daily
orders, shipments, new customers, and retention orders.

Orders Shipments New Customers Repeat Orders
1-Jul 2,258 3,364 659 1,599
2-Jul 1,594 3,201 506 1,088
3-Jul 1,078 0 333 745
4-Jul 605 0 213 392
5-Jul 843 1,364 286 557
6-Jul 619 726 196 423
7-Jul 883 0 310 573
8-Jul 3,094 3,359 837 2,257
9-Jul 3,559 2,664 959 2,600
10-Jul 2,502 2,857 851 1,651
11-Jul 2,041 3,156 686 1,355
12-Jul 1,306 989 403 903
13-Jul 719 719 265 454
14-Jul 981 0 338 643
15-Jul 3,531 3,463 915 2,616
16-Jul 4,003 3,018 794 3,209
17-Jul 2,627 2,981 851 1,776
18-Jul 2,114 3,496 722 1,392
19-Jul 1,556 1,068 518 1,038
20-Jul 739 762 240 499
21-Jul 916 0 290 626
22-Jul 2,276 3,060 741 1,535
23-Jul 2,248 2,306 783 1,465
24-Jul 2,130 2,285 776 1,354
25-Jul 1,876 2,894 627 1,249
26-Jul 1,301 960 415 886
27-Jul 661 538 227 434
28-Jul 830 0 278 552
29-Jul 3,370 3,147 790 2,580
30-Jul 3,898 2,882 790 3,108
31-Jul 2,803 3,229 858 1,945
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Fred Smith

Our best advice would be for you do attend classes rather than getting
others to do your homework. You could also look up the Forecast function in
Help.

Regards,
Fred.
 
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