a$)$ Using exponential smoothing and given $,$ the forecast for the month of July $=$ milion cheques received $($Round your response to one decimal place$)$

c$)$ Exponential smoothing may not be an appropriate method to use for the cheque$-$processing centre because

A$.$ the cheque$-$processing centre should observe seasonality in its processing requirements

B$.$ the cheque$-$processing centre should observe an increasing trend in its processing requirements

C$.$ the cheque$-$processing centre should observe a cyclical trend in its processing requirements

D$.$ the cheque$-$processing centre's forecast is very hard to make as its processing requirements should have a very high variability