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Sales of Volkswagens have grown steadily at auto dealerships in Nevada during the past 5 years (see table below). Using exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant (a) of 0.30 and a starting
forecast of 415.00, the following sales forecast has b
s been developed:
O
Year
1
2
Sales
455
502
3
4
5.
415.00
427.00
449.50
470.65
499.26
The MAD for a forecast developed using exponential smoothing with a 0.30 is sales (round your response to two decimal places)
Forecasted
Sales
520
566
585
Transcribed Image Text:Sales of Volkswagens have grown steadily at auto dealerships in Nevada during the past 5 years (see table below). Using exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant (a) of 0.30 and a starting forecast of 415.00, the following sales forecast has b s been developed: O Year 1 2 Sales 455 502 3 4 5. 415.00 427.00 449.50 470.65 499.26 The MAD for a forecast developed using exponential smoothing with a 0.30 is sales (round your response to two decimal places) Forecasted Sales 520 566 585
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