Ashley experienced frustration with her new job at Walnut Securities, until she befriended a secretary from another department. Over lunch in the cafeteria, her new friend shared with Ashley the way things really work at Walnut Securities. Ashley quickly learned that:
a. what she learned in her business classes didn't really help her in the real world. b. an unofficial informal organization exists that she can utilize to help her do her job. c. organizational culture can be negative. d. not all businesses have a formal organization.

answer; the correct answer to the above statement is (true);

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.

answer; ///deficit;