Problem $3-8($Algo$)$

Actual demand for a product for the past three months was:

Three months ago $375$ units

Two months ago $325$ units

Last month $250$ units

a$.$ Using a simple three$-$month moving average, make a forecast for this month.

Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Forecast for this month

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b$.$ If $275$ units were actually demanded this month, what would your forecast be for next month, again using a three$-$month moving average?

Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Forecast for the next month

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c$.$ Using simple exponential smoothing, what would your forecast be for this month if the exponentially smoothed forecast for three months ago was $426$ units and the smoothing constant was $0\mathrm{.}10?$

Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Forecast for this month

units