Question: A company is interested in developing a quarterly aggregate production plan but they are not sure if a level strategy with backorders or a chase

A company is interested in developing a quarterly aggregate production plan but they are not sure if a level strategy with backorders or a chase strategy would be better. They have the following information available regarding their production operation:

Hiring Cost (per unit increase)

$40

Firing (per unit decrease)

$80

Inventory Cost (per unit)

$40

Stockout (per unit)

$150

Production (Labor) cost (per unit)

$30

Subcontracting cost (per unit)

$60

Previous quarter's production

1300

Previous quarter's ending inventory

0

Quarter forecasts are 4000, 3000, 4000 and 5000, respectively.

Suppose that you want to use a level plan with backorders (one that produces at the average demand over the four quarters). What is your production rate in each quarter? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.)

None of these

2000,1500,2000,3500

4000,3000,4000,5000

3500

4000

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