Given the series of demand data below
Period: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Demand: 36 32 60 41 21 41 32 39 29 45
a. Calculate the forecasts for periods 7 through 11 using moving average models with n = 2, n = 4, and
n = 6. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 1 decimal place.)

b-1. Calculate the bias and MAD for each set of forecasts. (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 1 decimal place.)

b-2. Which moving average model is best with respect to MAD?

a. 2-week moving average
b. 4-week moving average
c. 6-week moving average

True or false: banks are required to make electronically deposited funds available on the same day of the deposit

9. tax types: taxes are classified based on whether they are applied directly to income, called direct taxes, or to some other measurable performance characteristic of the firm, called indirect taxes. identify each of the following as a “direct tax,” an “indirect tax,” or something else: a. corporate income tax paid by a japanese subsidiary on its operating income b. royalties paid to saudi arabia for oil extracted and shipped to world markets c. interest received by a u.s. parent on bank deposits held in london d. interest received by a u.s. parent on a loan to a subsidiary in mexico e. principal repayment received by u.s. parent from belgium on a loan to a wholly owned subsidiary in belgium f. excise tax paid on cigarettes manufactured and sold within the united states g. property taxes paid on the corporate headquarters building in seattle h. a direct contribution to the international committee of the red cross for refugee relief i. deferred income tax, shown as a deduction on the u.s. parent’s consolidated income tax j. withholding taxes withheld by germany on dividends paid to a united kingdom parent corporation

If the ceo of a large, diversified, firm were filling out a fitness report on a division manager (i.e., "grading" the manager), which of the following situations would be likely to cause the manager to receive a better grade? in all cases, assume that other things are held constant.a. the division's basic earning power ratio is above the average of other firms in its industry.b. the division's total assets turnover ratio is below the average for other firms in its industry.c. the division's debt ratio is above the average for other firms in the industry.d. the division's inventory turnover is 6, whereas the average for its competitors is 8.e. the division's dso (days' sales outstanding) is 40, whereas the average for its competitors is 30.