Jim's Department at a Local Department Store Has Tracked the Sales

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Essay

Jim's department at a local department store has tracked the sales of a product over the last ten weeks.Forecast demand using exponential smoothing with an alpha of 0.4,and an initial forecast of 28.0 for period 1.Calculate the MAD.What do you recommend?

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Definitions:

Cash Payments Journal

An accounting ledger used to record all cash payments made by a business, excluding cash payments to creditors.

Purchase Supplies

The act of acquiring goods or materials used in the production process or in the day-to-day operations of a company.

Cash Recorded

The accounting entry that reflects the actual amount of cash received and recorded by a business during a specific period.

Revenue Journal

A revenue journal is a record used in accounting to keep track of the sales of goods and services that generate revenue for an entity.