Simple Exponential Smoothing Is Being Used to Forecast Demand

question 156

Multiple Choice

Simple exponential smoothing is being used to forecast demand.The previous forecast of 66 turned out to be 3 units less than actual demand.The next forecast is 66.6,implying a smoothing constant,alpha,equal to:

• A)01
• B)10
• C)15
• D)20
• E)60

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Definitions:

Vesicular Transport

The movement of molecules across cellular membranes within membrane-bound sacs called vesicles.

Mediated Transport

The movement of substances across cell membranes facilitated by specific transport proteins.

Active Transport

A cellular process that requires energy to move substances across a cell membrane against a concentration gradient.

mRNA

Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a type of RNA that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it serves as a template for protein synthesis.