The following table presents the monthly sales index of breakfast cereals of the Tasty Food Company
Question: The following table presents the monthly sales index of breakfast cereals of the Tasty Food Company for 2000 and three other time series for the same period. Indicate which time series is a (a) coincident indicator. (b) leading indicator (c) lagging indicator
* You do not need to calculate the lead time or the lag time.
Month | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Index of cereal sales | 110 | 130 | 125 | 120 | 130 | 135 |
Time Series A | 50 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 60 | 62 |
Time Series B | 140 | 130 | 145 | 150 | 170 | 160 |
Time Series C | 100 | 100 | 120 | 115 | 110 | 120 |
Month | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Index of cereal sales | 150 | 140 | 150 | 130 | 120 | 110 |
Time Series A | 70 | 65 | 70 | 60 | 54 | 50 |
Time Series B | 165 | 170 | 145 | 143 | 136 | 135 |
Time Series C | 125 | 120 | 125 | 115 | 110 | 100 |
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