Problem 1
SOLVE THE FOLLOWING NON-LINEAR PROBLEM USING SOLVER
YOU HAVE TO INSERT THE FORMULAS IN GREEN CELLS
MARKETING COSTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED IN CELLS C20 AND D20
INSERT THE FORMULA FOR MARKETING COST IN CELL C19 AND D19
Problem With Nonlinear Marketing Costs
Doors (D) Windows (W) Range Name Cells
Unit Profit (Gross) $4 $6 DoorsProduced C12
Hours Hours GrossProfitFromSales H12
Hours Used Per Unit Produced Used Available HoursAvailable G7:G9
Plant 1 1 3 <= 8 HoursUsed E7:E9
Plant 2 5 2 <= 14 HoursUsedPerUnitProduced C7:D9
MarketingCost C14:D14
TotalMarketingCost H14
Doors Windows TotalProfit H16
Units Produced 0.000 0.000 Gross Profit from Sales UnitProfit C4:D4
UnitsProduced C12:D12
Marketing Cost Total Marketing Cost WindowsProduced D12
D^3 2W^2 Total Profit Problem 2 Daily price of Disney stock and NYSE are given below PLOT THE DATA POINTS ON A GRAPH, INSERT A TREND LINE AND FIND OUT THE EQUATION y x Dependent Independent Quarter Year DIS (NYSE) Q4 2016 13.10% 3.13% Q3 2016 -4.38% 2.21% Q2 2016 -1.50% 2.77% Q1 2016 -5.49% 0.63% Q4 2015 3.47% 3.51% Q3 2015 -9.94% -9.31% Q2 2015 8.82% -0.86% Q1 2015 11.37% 0.55% Q4 2014 7.14% 1.27% Q3 2014 3.83% -2.52% Q2 2014 7.08% 4.29% Q1 2014 4.81% 1.23% Q4 2013 19.93% 8.10% Q3 2013 2.12% 5.58% Q2 2013 11.18% 0.06% Q1 2013 14.07% 7.86% Q4 2012 -3.29% 2.33% Q3 2012 7.78% 5.76% Q2 2012 10.80% -4.94% Q1 2012 16.74% 9.76% Q4 2011 26.43% 10.09% Q3 2011 -22.76% -18.36% Q2 2011 -9.39% -1.02% Q1 2011 14.87% 5.54% Problem 3 FIND OUT THE 5 DAY MOVING AVERAGE AND COMPLETE THE SPREADSHEET Plug in the formulas in green cells N=5 Moving Average Forecasting Independent Forecast Error Quarter Year (NYSE) Q4 2016 3.13% MAD = Q3 2016 2.21% Q2 2016 2.77% Q1 2016 0.63% Q4 2015 3.51% Q3 2015 -9.31% Q2 2015 -0.86% Q1 2015 0.55% Q4 2014 1.27% Q3 2014 -2.52% Q2 2014 4.29% Q1 2014 1.23% Q4 2013 8.10% Q3 2013 5.58% Q2 2013 0.06% Q1 2013 7.86% Q4 2012 2.33% Q3 2012 5.76% Q2 2012 -4.94% Q1 2012 9.76% Q4 2011 10.09% Q3 2011 -18.36% Q2 2011 -1.02% Q1 2011 5.54% Problem 4 Complete the Exponential Forecast using the formula Forecast = 𝛂(last value) + (1 - 𝛂)Last Forecast Plug in the formulas in green cells Alpha (𝛂) = 0.25 Quarter Year (NYSE) Forecast Forecast Error MAD = Q4 2016 3.13% 3.00% Q3 2016 2.21% Q2 2016 2.77% Q1 2016 0.63% Q4 2015 3.51% Q3 2015 -9.31% Q2 2015 -0.86% Q1 2015 0.55% Q4 2014 1.27% Q3 2014 -2.52% Q2 2014 4.29% Q1 2014 1.23% Q4 2013 8.10% Q3 2013 5.58% Q2 2013 0.06% Q1 2013 7.86% Q4 2012 2.33% Q3 2012 5.76% Q2 2012 -4.94% Q1 2012 9.76% Q4 2011 10.09% Q3 2011 -18.36% Q2 2011 -1.02% Q1 2011 5.54% Problem 5 Daily price of SP and NASDAQ for 2014 are given below RUN A REGRESSION ANALYSIS, PLOT THE DATA ON A SCATTER GRAPH FIND INTERCEPT AND SLOPE TO FORECAST Plug in the formulas in green cells y Independent y = 𝛂 + βx
Dependent Variable variable (x) Forecast Forecast error
Quarter Year DIS (NYSE) Intercept = 0.0319078217 𝛂
Q4 2016 13.10% 3.13% 7.36% -5.74% Slope = 1.3335857597 β
Q3 2016 -4.38% 2.21% 6.14% 10.52%
Q2 2016 -1.50% 2.77% 6.88% 8.38%
Q1 2016 -5.49% 0.63% 4.03% 9.52%
Q4 2015 3.47% 3.51% 7.87% 4.40%
Q3 2015 -9.94% -9.31% -9.22% 0.72% MAD =
Q2 2015 8.82% -0.86% 2.04% -6.77%
Q1 2015 11.37% 0.55% 3.93% -7.44%
Q4 2014 7.14% 1.27% 4.89% -2.25%
Q3 2014 3.83% -2.52% -0.17% -4.00%
Q2 2014 7.08% 4.29% 8.91% 1.83%
Q1 2014 4.81% 1.23% 4.83% 0.02%
Q4 2013 19.93% 8.10% 13.99% -5.94%
Q3 2013 2.12% 5.58% 10.63% 8.51%
Q2 2013 11.18% 0.06% 3.27% -7.91%
Q1 2013 14.07% 7.86% 13.67% -0.40%
Q4 2012 -3.29% 2.33% 6.30% 9.60%
Q3 2012 7.78% 5.76% 10.87% 3.08%
Q2 2012 10.80% -4.94% -3.39% -14.19%
Q1 2012 16.74% 9.76% 16.21% -0.53%
Q4 2011 26.43% 10.09% 16.65% -9.78%
Q3 2011 -22.76% -18.36% -21.29% 1.46%
Q2 2011 -9.39% -1.02% 1.83% 11.22%
Q1 2011 14.87% 5.54% 10.57% -4.30%