Demand for soccer balls at a new sporting goods store is forecasted using the following regression equation: y = 98 + 2.2 x where x is the number of months that the store has been in existence. let april be represented by x = 4. april is assumed to have a seasonality index of 1.15. what is the forecast for soccer ball demand for the month of april (rounded to the nearest integer)?
a. 123
b. 107
c. 100
d. 115
e. none of these

You are a team of marketing consultants. it is 2008 and the great recession has struck. one of your clients is whole foods market (sometimes known as whole paycheck). wfm has come to you and asked for strategic advice on how to adapt their product and pricing strategies in light of the economic downturn: 1. advise wfm on the various approaches that could be taken to reducing price. be sure to consider potential psychological impact of price reductions on wfm consumers. 2. based on the options outlined in part 1, recommend an approach and support with marketing theory.