The following table contains the demand from the last 10 months. Calculate the exponential smoothing with trend forecast for these data, using an a of 0.30, a 8 of 0.30, an initial trend forecast (T1) of 1, and an initial exponentially smoothed forecast (F1) of 30. Round your intermediate calculations and answers to two decimal places. MONTH ACTUAL DEMAND Ft Tt FITT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 31 34 33 35 37 36 38 40 40 41
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