How do retail sales affect the national economy? Select all that apply.
They report national investments.
They track government spending.
They reflect business activity.
They indicate consumer confidence.
They predict the economic future.

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.

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