The Vintage Restaurant, on Captiva Island near Fort Myers, Florida, is owned and operated by Karen Payne. The restaurant

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The Vintage Restaurant, on Captiva Island near Fort Myers,Florida, is owned and operated by Karen Payne. The restaurant justcompleted its third year of operation. During that time, Karensought to establish a reputation for the restaurant as ahigh-quality dining establishment that specializes in freshseafood. Through the efforts of Karen and her staff, her restauranthas become one of the best and fastest-growing restaurants on theisland.
To better plan for future growth of the restaurant, Karen needsto develop a system that will enable her to forecast food andbeverage sales by month for up to one year in advance. Table15.17 shows the value of food and beverage sales ($1000s) forthe first three years of operation.
Table 15.17
Food and Beverage Sales for the Vintage Restaurant ($1000s)
Month
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
January
242
263
282
February
235
238
255
March
232
247
265
April
178
193
205
May
184
193
210
June
140
149
160
July
145
157
166
August
152
161
174
September
110
122
126
October
130
130
148
November
152
167
173
December
206
230
235