It is a good idea to accept a promotion interview, even if you’re not interested in the promotion because a. turning down a promotion you don’t want is easier after an interview b. it could be good practice for the time you do want a promotion c. being able to use up your supervisor’s time will make you seem important d. having a promotion interview will give you an automatic wage increase select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

It is a good idea to accept a promotion interview, even if you’re not interested in the promotion because B. It could be good practice for the time you do want a promotion.
It is always a good thing to take these opportunities even if it is just for practice. A time will come when you will want to take such an opportunity, so it would be good to be prepared for such a moment and a promotion interview is a good start.

The forecast for the year 2012 with an alpha value of 0.20 = 366.04.

Explanation:

The first step in order to solve this question/problem is to calculate or determine the Exponentially smoothed forecast for a period of time, t using the values of average demand for 2005 through 2007, that is to say;

Exponentially smoothed forecast for a period of time, t using the values of average demand for 2005 through 2007 = [actual sales in 2005 + actual sales in 2006 + actual sales in 2007]/ 3.

Therefore, Exponentially smoothed forecast for a period of time, t using the values of average demand for 2005 through 2007 =[ 281 + 367 + 409]/3 = 1057/3 = 352.3.

Since we are asked to use the smoothed value calculated as of the end of 2012. Use the average demand for 2005 through 2007 as your initial forecast for 2008, then, we have that for 2008 the forecast = 352.3.

Therefore, the forecast from the year 2009 through to the year 2012 can be calculated as given below;

The forecast for the year 2009 with an alpha value of 0.20 = 0.2 × 467 + [1 - 0.2] × 352.3 = 375.24.

The forecast for the year 2010 with an alpha value of 0.20 = 0.2 × 369 + [1 - 0.2] × 352.3 = 355.64.

The forecast for the year 2011 with an alpha value of 0.20 = 0.2 × 511 + [1 - 0.2] × 352.3 = 384.04.

The forecast for the year 2012 with an alpha value of 0.20 = 0.2 × 421 + [1 - 0.2] × 352.3 = 366.04.