What Is This Year's Forecast Using Exponential Smoothing with Alpha

question 81

Multiple Choice

What is this year's forecast using exponential smoothing with alpha = .2, if last year's smoothed forecast was 15,000?

• A)20,000
• B)19,000
• C)17,500
• D)16,000
• E)15,000

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