The owner of Darkest Tans Unlimited in a local mall is forecasting this month's (October's) demand for the one new tanning booth based on the following historical data: Month Number of Visits April 100 May 140 June 110 July 150 August 120 September 160 What is this month's forecast using exponential smoothing with alpha = 0.2, if August's forecast was 145?

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The owner of Darkest Tans Unlimited in a local mall is forecasting this month's (October's) demand for the one new tanning booth based on the following historical data:
  

Month Number of Visits
April 100
May 140
June 110
July 150
August 120
September 160

  
What is this month's forecast using exponential smoothing with alpha = 0.2, if August's forecast was 145?

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