Suppose That a Simple Exponential Smoothing Model Is Used (With

question 17

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a simple exponential smoothing model is used (with = 0.40) to forecast monthly sandwich sales at a local sandwich shop.The forecasted demand for September was 1560 and the actual demand was 1480 sandwiches.Given this information,what would be the forecast number of sandwiches for October?

• A)1480
• B)1528
• C)1560
• D)1592

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