Aggregate planning for services is more difficult than aggregate

planning for manufacturing because

and

are more

difficult to predict.

capacity availability; customer tastes

demand; capacity availability

capacity change costs; holding costs

hiring costs; holding costs

Question $26$

A firm has $43$ units of a certain product on hand. Forecasts for the

first two planning periods are $20$ units each. A production quantity of

$80$ units is$.$ planned to be available in period $3.$ Customer orders are

$22$ for period $1$ and $17$ for period $2.$ What is the projected orf$-$hand

inventory at the end of period $2?$

$14$

$1$

$2$

$81$