John Is Trying to Initialize the Trend Estimates for an Exponential

Multiple Choice

John is trying to initialize the trend estimates for an exponential smoothing model with trends using the following demand data.He set the initialized trend estimate at the end of period 5 to __________.Complete the sentence correctly.
$$\begin{array} { c c c c c c } \text { Period } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\\hline \text { Demands } & 56 & 59 & 53 & 60 & 63\end{array}$$

A) 3.14
B) 1.25
C) 1.75
D) 5.25