You have been called in as a consultant for the purpose of advising what sales volume quotas for brand a mouth wash should be established for each of ten sales districts that collectively cover the continental united states. the quotas are to be set for the next calendar year. this is primarily a(n)

Descriptive study

Explanation: This is a study that makes use of statistical methods to identify trends or patterns in a situation, in order to generate a hypothesis. Information is collected without altering the environment in any way. At this stage of the study, causal linkages are not identified among the various elements. From here further studies are conducted and more outcomes deduced.

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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.