Using exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant of $0\mathrm{.}60$ and the given forecast for year$1,$ the forecasts for years $2$ through $6$ are $($round your responses to one decimal $$place$)$:

Year

$1$

$2$

$3$

$4$

$5$

$6$

Forecast

$44\mathrm{.}0$

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$46\mathrm{.}4$

$$

$49\mathrm{.}7$

$$

$51\mathrm{.}7$

$$

$53\mathrm{.}0$

$$

$55\mathrm{.}4$

Part $3$

For the forecast made using exponential smoothing with alphaequals$0\mathrm{.}60$ and the given forecast for year$1,$ MADequals

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$3\mathrm{.}6$ surgeries $($round your response to one decimal place$).$

Part $4$

Using exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant of $0\mathrm{.}90$ and the given forecast for year$1,$ forecasts for years $2$ through $6$ are $($round your responses to one decimal $$place$)$:

Year

$1$

$2$

$3$

$4$

$5$

$6$

Forecast

$44\mathrm{.}0$

$$

$47\mathrm{.}6$

$$

$51\mathrm{.}5$

$$

$52\mathrm{.}8$

$$

$53\mathrm{.}8$

$$

$56\mathrm{.}6$

Part $5$

For the forecast made using exponential smoothing with alphaequals$0\mathrm{.}90$ and the given forecast for year$1,$ MADequals

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$2\mathrm{.}8$ surgeries $($round your response to one decimal place$).$

Part $6$

$$b$)$ Use a$3-$year moving average to forecast demand in years$4,5,$ and $6.$

Forecasts for years $4$ through $6$ using a$3-$year moving average are $($round your responses to one decimal $$place$)$:

Year

$4$

$5$

$6$

Forecast

$$

$51\mathrm{.}0$

$$

$52\mathrm{.}0$

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$52\mathrm{.}0$