$1\mathrm{.}2$

REQUIRED

Prepare the production plan for each month of the period $01$ January to $31$ March $2026.$

$(6$ Marks$)$

INFORMATION

The information given below was supplied by Cresta Manufacturers for the only product that it manufactures. The expected sales at R$20$ per unit for the period $01$ December $2025$ to $30$ April $2026$ are as follows:

$\backslash$table$[[,$Units$],[$December $2025,30000],[$January $2026,12000],[$February $2026,15000],[$March $2026,18000],[$April $2026,20000]]$

The production volume for each month equals $70\%$ of the current month's sales and $40\%$ of the following month's sales.