The following tabulations are actual sales of units for six months and a starting forecast in January. АCTUAL FORECAST January February March 110 90 118 116 April May 90 82 June 118 a. Calculate forecasts for the remaining five months using simple exponential smoothing with a = 0.4. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.) Forecasts February March April May June b. Calculate the MAD for all the forecasts, including January's. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

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The following tabulations are actual sales of units for six months and a starting forecast in January.
АCTUAL
FORECAST
January
February
March
110
90
118
116
April
May
90
82
June
118
a. Calculate forecasts for the remaining five months using simple exponential smoothing with a = 0.4. (Round your answers to the
nearest whole number.)
Forecasts
February
March
April
May
June
b. Calculate the MAD for all the forecasts, including January's. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
MAD
Transcribed Image Text:The following tabulations are actual sales of units for six months and a starting forecast in January. АCTUAL FORECAST January February March 110 90 118 116 April May 90 82 June 118 a. Calculate forecasts for the remaining five months using simple exponential smoothing with a = 0.4. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.) Forecasts February March April May June b. Calculate the MAD for all the forecasts, including January's. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) MAD
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