2. Forecasted sales for years 2 through 6 using exponential smoothing with a = 0.60 and a starting forecast of 410.00 are (round your responses to two decimal places):

Year

2

3

4

5

6

Forecasted Sales

410.00, ____, ____, ____, ____, ___

2. (B) The MAD for a forecast developed using exponential smoothing with a = 0.60 is ____ sales (round your response to two decimal places).

3. Forecasted sales for years 2 through 6 using exponential smoothing with a = 0.90 and a starting forecast of 410.00 are (round your responses to two decimal places):

Year

2

3

4

5

6

Forecasted Sales

410.00, ____,____,____,____,____

3. (B) The MAD for a forecast developed using exponential smoothing with a = 0.90 is ___

sales (round your response to two decimal places)

Sales of Volkswagens have grown steadily at auto dealerships in Nevada during the past 5 years (see table below). Using exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant () of 0.30 and a starting forecast of 415.00, the following sales forecast has been developed: The MAD for a forecast developed using exponential smoothing with =0.30 is sales (round your response to two decimal places). Sales of Volkswagens have grown steadily at auto dealerships in Nevada during the past 5 years (see table below). Using exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant () of 0.30 and a starting forecast of 415.00, the following sales forecast has been developed: The MAD for a forecast developed using exponential smoothing with =0.30 is sales (round your response to two decimal places)