Month Demand1 452 483 434 485 496 547 478 509 4610 47Using the table above, calculate two forecasts using the following method:-i. First, for periods 4 through 10, develop the exponentially smoothed forecasts using a forecast for period 3 (F3) of 45.0 and an alpha of 0.4.  ii Calculate the weighted moving average for periods 4 through 10, using weights of .70, .20, and .10, with 0.70 applied to the most recent data iii

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Month Demand
1 45
2 48
3 43
4 48
5 49
6 54
7 47
8 50
9 46
10 47
Using the table above, calculate two forecasts using the following method:-
i. First, for periods 4 through 10, develop the exponentially smoothed forecasts 
using a forecast for period 3 (F3) of 45.0 and an alpha of 0.4. 

ii Calculate the weighted moving average for periods 4 through 10, using weights of 
.70, .20, and .10, with 0.70 applied to the most recent data

iii 

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