The president of state university wants to forecast student enrollment for this academic year based on the following historical data: year enrollments 5 years ago 15,000 4 years ago 16,000 3 years ago 18,000 2 years ago 20,000 last year 21,000

what is the forecast for this year using exponential smoothing with trend if α = 0.5 and β = 0.3? assume the forecast for last year was 21,000 and the forecast for two years ago was 19,000, and that the trend estimate for last year’s forecast was 1,500.

Exercise 7-7 martinez company reports the following financial information before adjustments. dr. cr. accounts receivable $168,900 allowance for doubtful accounts $3,200 sales revenue (all on credit) 849,300 sales returns and allowances 50,440 prepare the journal entry to record bad debt expense assuming martinez company estimates bad debts at (a) 4% of accounts receivable and (b) 4% of accounts receivable but allowance for doubtful accounts had a $1,550 debit balance. (if no entry is required, select "no entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. do not indent manually.)