Question: Consider the data below Month Demand Jan 299 Feb 269 Mar 284 Apr 269 May 239 Jun 329 Jul 329 Aug 314 Sep 299 Oct

Consider the data below

Month Demand
Jan 299
Feb 269
Mar 284
Apr 269
May 239
Jun 329
Jul 329
Aug 314
Sep 299
Oct 269
Nov 329

The forecast for the month of November was higher than the actual demand and the forecast for the month of December (using exponential smoothing) is exactly equal to the actual demand of November. What smoothing constant can justify this behaviour?

a. 0.5

b. 1

c. 0.25

d. 0

e. Unsufficient information

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