A. How many production hours would be required each period to produce the exact quantity needed?

B. How many regular-time production hours are available each period?

C. How many overtime production hours would be needed each period? Explain any problems that may occur.

D. Show what would happen if this plan were implemented.

E. Calculate the costs associated with this plan.

The BackPack Company produces a line of backpacks. Use the following data to solve the problem: \begin{tabular}{l|l|l|} \hline Capacity data & & \\ \hline Beginning workforce & 187 & employees \\ Beginning inventory & 300 & units \\ \hline Labor standard per unit & 6 & hours \\ \hline Regular time available per period & 180 & hours \\ Overtime available per period & 30 & hours \\ Subcontracting maximum per period & 1,000 & units \\ Subcontracting minimum per period & 500 & units \\ \hline \end{tabular} Tameka Nicholas is concerned about BackPack's corporate image and has decided against using hires and fires, Instead, she has asked you to consider a chase aggregate plan using the current workforce supplemented by either overtime or undertime to change capacity to match demand exactly. She has asked for the following information from you