The Original Nokya Cellphone Has a Negative Trend in Sales

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The original Nokya cellphone has a negative trend in sales. The product's sales have decreased in each of the last eight months on the market. The forecast for month 2 was 1,850 with A6 = 1,785 and T6 = 65. Using smoothing components α = 0.1 and β = 0.2, develop forecasts for weeks 3 through 9.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Month } & \text { Demand } \\\hline 1 & 2,000 \\\hline 2 & 1,800 \\\hline 3 & 1,780 \\\hline 4 & 1,700 \\\hline 5 & 1,650 \\\hline 6 & 1,550 \\\hline 7 & 1,500 \\\hline 8 & 1,460 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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