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The Carbondale Hospital is considering the purchase of a new ambulance. The decision will rest partly on the anticipated mileage to be driven next year. The miles driven during the past 5 years are as follows
Year 1 2 3 4 5
Mileage 3,050 4,000 3,500 3,800 3,750
a) Using a 2-year moving average, the forecast for year 6 (round your response to the nearest whole number)?.
b) If a 2-year moving average is used to make the forecast, the MAD based on this (round your response to one decimal place). (Hint: You will have only 3 years of matched data.)?
c) The forecast for year 6 using a weighted 2-year moving average with weights of 0.40 and 0.60 (the weight of 0.60 is for the most recent period) = miles (round your response to the nearest whole number).?
The MAD for the forecast developed using a weighted 2-year moving average with weights of 0.40 and 0.60 (round your response to one decimal place). (Hint: You will have only 3 years of matched data.)?
d) Using exponential smoothing with alpha α 0.30 and the forecast for year 1 being 3,050, the forecast for year 6 (round your response to the nearest whole number).?
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