A survey of buyers' intentions forecast involves

A. starting with the last known value of the item being forecast, listing the factors that could affect the forecast, assessing whether they have a positive or negative impact, and making the final forecast.
B. making decisions without any intervening steps.
C. selecting the forecasting alternative that would allow a firm to survive financially even if the forecasts were totally incorrect.
D. asking the firm's salespeople to estimate sales during a coming period.
E. asking prospective customers if they are likely to buy the product during some future time period.


Answer: E

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