Period Demand 1 40 2 40 3 43 4 41 5 41 A. The naive forecast for period 6 is __ B. Compute a weighted average forecast using a weight of .40 for the most recent period. .30 for the most recent, .30 for the next, the forecast for period 6 is __

Period Demand 1 40 2 40 3 43 4 41 5 41 A. The naive forecast for period 6 is B. Compute a weighted average forecast using a weight of .40 for the most recent period. .30 for the most recent, .30 for the next, the forecast for period 6 is

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