c) If the forecasted demand for the week of August 31 is 345 and a = 0.20, using exponential smoothing, develop the forecast for each of the weeks with the known demand and the forecast for the week of October 12 (round your responses to two decimal places). Week Of Pints Used Forecast for this Date August 31 345 345 September 7 370 345.00 September 14 410 350.00 September 21 378 366.80

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​c) If the forecasted demand for the week of August 31 is 345 and α = 0.20​, using exponential​ smoothing, develop the forecast for each of the weeks with the known demand and the forecast for the week of October 12 ​(round your responses to two decimal​ places).

c) If the forecasted demand for the week of August 31 is 345 and a = 0.20, using exponential smoothing, develop the forecast for each of the weeks with the known
demand and the forecast for the week of October 12 (round your responses to two decimal places).
Week Of
Pints Used
Forecast for this
Date
August 31
345
345
September 7
370
345.00
September 14
410
350.00
September 21
378
366.80
Transcribed Image Text:c) If the forecasted demand for the week of August 31 is 345 and a = 0.20, using exponential smoothing, develop the forecast for each of the weeks with the known demand and the forecast for the week of October 12 (round your responses to two decimal places). Week Of Pints Used Forecast for this Date August 31 345 345 September 7 370 345.00 September 14 410 350.00 September 21 378 366.80
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