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2 3 |:: Problem: Yellow Co. makes 3 parts (X, Y, Z). Total labor required to produce each unit of X is 4 hr. Y is 5 hr, and Z is 6 hrs. Master Production Scheduler must balance the work force by changing the MPS for Part Z. Using just weeks one and two, the total Part Z's required is 600. To balance work force, how many units of Z should be scheduled in week 1 (remainder of 600 would be scheduled in week 2). Employees for the month round up and employees for the week use normal rounding. MPS for the 3 products for first 12 weeks of the year is: Weeks HRS 1 2 3 4 5 X 4 120 240 Y 5 200 6 400 8 120 240 120 240 120 240 120 120 200 120 200 120 200 120 200 200 400 200 400 200 400 200 400 6 7 9 10 11 240 12 120 240 120 200 120 200 400 200 A) What is Production Plan in total hours for the month of January? (1 point) B) How many employees are required for the total month of January? (1 point) C) How many employees are needed in Week 1 and week 2 based on present MPS? (2 points) D) How many of Part Z, need to be scheduled in WK1 & WK2 to balance the total labor using changes to the Master Production Schedule (MPS)? The required number of employees in week1 must be = to the number of employees in week2. (3 points) E) What is Production Plan in total hours for the month of January new MPS? Note: WK 1 = WK 3 and WK 2 WK 3. (1 point) F) How many employees are needed in WK1 and WK2 using the new MPS? (2 points) D English (United Statert