You notice that the demand for apples follows the following pattern:

Period	Tons Apples Demanded
Jan - Feb	50
Mar - Apr	110
May - Jun	260
Jul - Aug	310
Sep - Oct	130
Nov - Dec	50

You also have received the following data from the apple controlling group:

Cost to store 1 ton of apples for a month: $31

Cost to hire a worker: $320

Cost to fire a worker: $720

Productivity of labor: 5 tons of apples per month per worker

You start the year witht he same number of workers as you ended the last year (which was similar to this year), and will keep 130 tons of safety stock on hand for the level production scenario. Comment also on the safety stock and your readons for having it.

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