The NY Diner forecasted 260 (period 1) and 250 (period 2) meals for two lunch periods. Actual meals served for the first period were 210. If the Diner uses an exponential smoothing approach to forecasting, what would the smoothing constant be for forecasting meals served for the second lunch period?

In a perfectly competitive market, the long-run market supply curve tends to be horizontal or nearly so. what is another way to state this fact? (a) market supply is much more elastic in the long run than the short run. (b) in the long run, average total cost is minimized. (c) in the long run, price equals marginal cost. (d) market supply is much less elastic in the long run than the short run.