The business analyst for ace business machines, inc. wants to forecast this year's demand for manual typewriters based on the following historical data: time period demand 5 years ago 900 4 years ago 700 3 years ago 600 2 years ago 500 last year 300 what is the forecast for this year using the last-value forecasting method?

James is an employee in the widget inspection department of xyz systems, a government contractor. james was part of a 3-person inspection team that found a particular batch of widgets did not meet the exacting requirements of the u.s. government. in order to meet the tight deadline and avoid penalties under the contract, james' boss demanded that the batch of widgets be sent in fulfillment of the government contract. when james found out, he went to the vice president of the company and reported the situation. james was demoted by his boss, and no longer works on government projects. james has a: