Actual sales for January through April are shown below. Observation Month Actual Sales (Y+) 1 January...

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Actual sales for January through April are shown below. Observation Month Actual Sales (Y+) 1 January 19 2 February 24 3 March 21 4 April 19 5 May Use exponential smoothing with a = 0.2 to calculate smoothed averages and forecast sales for May from the above data. Assume the forecast for the initial period (January) is 19. Show all the forecasts along with the answer. Month Actual Sales Forecast January 19 February 24 March 21 April May 19 Actual sales for January through April are shown below. Observation Month Actual Sales (Y+) 1 January 19 2 February 24 3 March 21 4 April 19 5 May Use exponential smoothing with a = 0.2 to calculate smoothed averages and forecast sales for May from the above data. Assume the forecast for the initial period (January) is 19. Show all the forecasts along with the answer. Month Actual Sales Forecast January 19 February 24 March 21 April May 19