A Drive-In Restaurant Has Experienced the Following Customer Loads on the Past

Multiple Choice

A drive-in restaurant has experienced the following customer loads on the past 8 Friday nights. If their forecast for period 7 was 59 customers, then what is their forecast for period number 8 using a smoothing constant of 0.7? $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Friday } & \text { \# Customers } \\\hline 1 & 49 \\\hline 2 & 55 \\\hline 3 & 57 \\\hline 4 & 59 \\\hline 5 & 56 \\\hline 6 & 61 \\\hline 7 & 62 \\\hline 8 & 63 \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) 61.10
B) 62.43
C) 59.90
D) 60.83