Using $a=0\mathrm{.}7$ and the following data, compute exponential smoothing forecasts for periods $2$ through $8.$ Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to $2$ decimal places.

Period:

Forecast:

Actual demand:

$\backslash$table$[[1,2,3,4,5,6,7],[8,13,17,18,18,18,16]]$

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$\backslash$table$[[$Period$,\backslash$table$[[$Exponential$],[$Smoothing$],[$Forecasts$]]],[2,],[3,],[4,],[5,],[6,],[7,],[8,]]$