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If the old forecast is 100 and the latest actual demand is 83, what is the exponentially smoothed forecast for the next period?

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Answer: 95.75

Step-by-step explanation:

Old forecast = 100

Smoothing constant = 0.25

Latest actual demand = 83

New forecast will be:

= smoothing constant × latest demand + (1 - smoothing constant) × old forecast

= (0.25 × 83) + [(1 - 0.25) × 100)]

= 20.75 + 75

= 95.75

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