By the time she completed her college success course, Holly had developed strong emotional intelligence and a positive outlook about her academic future. In her next term, she enrolled in several courses that turned out to be more difficult than she expected, requiring her to spend much more time studying. If Holly's emotional intelligence remains strong, she will MOST likely .

The correct answer is letter "A": persist in studies, even if her progress is slow.

Explanation:

Emotional intelligence is the ability individuals' have that allow them to manage their emotions as well as other's emotions. People with developed emotional intelligence take control of their thoughts, making pauses to think before acting, keep their commitments, and request helpful feedback.

Thus, even if her progress is not the fastest desirable, Holly is likely to continue with her studies if her emotional intelligence remains high.

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.