Question: 4 . Beth's Hot Chips on - line business uses a T 1 line to connect their electronic business to the internet. They have been

4. Beth's Hot Chips on-line business uses a T1 line to connect their electronic business to the internet. They have been in business for one year and have had the same bandwidth (Internet access capacity) for that entire year. Their percentage utilization is given as follows:
Month Bandwidth
January 35.5%
February 38.2%
March 44.1%
April 47.7%
May 51.2%
June 55.9%
July 60.0%
August 62.3%
September 65.7%
October 71.1%
November 75.7%
December 79.3%
Produce a forecast for the next month (January of next year) using each of the following techniques:
a) Three period moving average.
b) Three period weighted moving average using the weights of 1,2, and 5.
c) Exponential smoothing using the forecast for the first period of 35% and =0.8.

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