Eddy Copiers sells and repairs photocopy machines. The manager needs weekly forecasts of service calls so that he can schedule service personnel. The forecast for the week of July 3 was 24 calls. The manager uses exponential smoothing with α = 0.2. Forecast the number of calls for the week of August 7.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | }
\hline \text { Week } & \begin{array} { c }
\text { Actual } \
\text { Service } \
\text { Calls }
\end{array} \
\hline \text { 3-Jul } & 24 \
\hline 10 - J u l & 32 \
\hline \text { 17-Jul } & 36 \
\hline \text { 24-Jul } & 23 \
\hline 31 - \mathrm { Jul } & 25 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

Question

Eddy Copiers sells and repairs photocopy machines. The manager needs weekly forecasts of service calls so that he can schedule service personnel. The forecast for the week of July 3 was 24 calls. The manager uses exponential smoothing with α = 0.2. Forecast the number of calls for the week of August 7.
 $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Week } & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Actual } \
\text { Service } \
\text { Calls }
\end{array} \
\hline \text { 3-Jul } & 24 \
\hline 10 - J u l & 32 \
\hline \text { 17-Jul } & 36 \
\hline \text { 24-Jul } & 23 \
\hline 31 - \mathrm { Jul } & 25 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

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The Answer of Eddy Copiers sells and repairs photocopy machines. The manager needs weekly forecasts of service calls so that he can schedule service personnel. The forecast for the week of July 3 was 24 calls. The manager uses exponential smoothing with α = 0.2. Forecast the number of calls for the week of August 7.
 $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Week } & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Actual } \
\text { Service } \
\text { Calls }
\end{array} \
\hline \text { 3-Jul } & 24 \
\hline 10 - J u l & 32 \
\hline \text { 17-Jul } & 36 \
\hline \text { 24-Jul } & 23 \
\hline 31 - \mathrm { Jul } & 25 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

Eddy Copiers Sells and Repairs Photocopy Machines