The following time series shows the sales of a particular product over the past 12 months. Month Sales 1 105 2 135 3 120 4 105 5 90 6 120 7 145 8 140 9 100 10 80 11 100 12 110

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The following time series shows the sales of a particular product over the past 12 months.
Month Sales
1 105
2 135
3 120
4 105
5 90
6 120
7 145
8 140
9 100
10 80
11 100
12 110
 
(a)Use ? = 0.4 to compute the exponential smoothing values for the time series. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
Month t Time Series Value
Yt
Forecast 
Ft
1 105  
2 135  
3 120  
4 105  
5 90  
6 120  
7 145  
8 140  
9 100  
10 80  
11 100  
12 110  
 
(b)Use a smoothing constant of ? = 0.6 to compute the exponential smoothing forecasts. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
 
 
Month t Time Series Value
Yt
Forecast 
Ft
1 105  
2 135  
3 120  
4 105  
5 90  
6 120  
7 145  
8 140  
9 100  
10 80  
11 100  
12 110  
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