January February March April May June February March April May June ACTUAL FORECAST 85 100 96 a. Calculate forecasts for the remaining five months using simple exponential smoothing with a = 0.4. MAD 103 82 66 90 Forecasts 91 93 97 91 81 b. Calculate the MAD for all the forecasts, including January's. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

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January
February
March
April
May
June
a. Calculate forecasts for the remaining five months using simple exponential smoothing with a = 0.4.
February
March
April
May
June
ACTUAL FORECAST
100
85
96
103
82
66
90
MAD
Forecasts
91
93
97
91
81
b. Calculate the MAD for all the forecasts, including January's. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
Transcribed Image Text:January February March April May June a. Calculate forecasts for the remaining five months using simple exponential smoothing with a = 0.4. February March April May June ACTUAL FORECAST 100 85 96 103 82 66 90 MAD Forecasts 91 93 97 91 81 b. Calculate the MAD for all the forecasts, including January's. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
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Given that,  \alpha = 0.4

Ft = Ft-1 + \alpha* (At-1-Dt-1)

Absolute error = | Actual - Forecast |

MAD = Actual - Forecastn

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