(T/F) A smoothing constant of .1 will cause an exponential smoothing forecast to react more quickly to a sudden change than a value of .3 will.

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(T/F) A smoothing constant of .1 will cause an exponential smoothing forecast to react more
quickly to a sudden change than a value of .3 will.
O True
O False
Question 6
Steele's Department Store has used time-series extrapolation to estimate "unseasonalized"
forecast of retail sales for the next four quarters. The sales forecasts are $130,000, $140,000,
$170,000, and $190,000 for the respective quarters. Seasonal indices for the four quarters have
been found to be 1.15, 0.95, 0.75, and 1.05, respectively.
Compute the seasonalized sales forecast for third quarter.
O $127,500
O $199,500
O $149,500
O $120,000
O $133,000
Transcribed Image Text:Question 5 (T/F) A smoothing constant of .1 will cause an exponential smoothing forecast to react more quickly to a sudden change than a value of .3 will. O True O False Question 6 Steele's Department Store has used time-series extrapolation to estimate "unseasonalized" forecast of retail sales for the next four quarters. The sales forecasts are $130,000, $140,000, $170,000, and $190,000 for the respective quarters. Seasonal indices for the four quarters have been found to be 1.15, 0.95, 0.75, and 1.05, respectively. Compute the seasonalized sales forecast for third quarter. O $127,500 O $199,500 O $149,500 O $120,000 O $133,000
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