Table 14.11 a Sales Manager Wants to Forecast Monthly Sales of the of the Machines

question 51

Multiple Choice

Table 14.11
A sales manager wants to forecast monthly sales of the machines the company makes using the following monthly sales data.

-Use the information in Table 14.11.If the forecast for period 7 is $4,300,what is the forecast for period 9 using exponential smoothing with an alpha equal to 0.30?

• A)$4,300
• B)$4,342
• C)$4,158
• D)$3,957

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