An aggregate planner had the following information current work for size equals 10 wages= 2000 per worker per month hiring cost= 1000 per worker and layoff cost= 1500 per worker. the demand information (expressed as number of employees) is given in the following table for the next 6 periods. What is the total cost of the staffing plan, using a level strategy in which no overtime is allowed in the under time is paid for?

Wood County Hospital consumes 232 boxes of bandages per week. The price of bandages is $9 per box and the hospital operates 50 weeks per year the cost of processing an order is $15 and the cost of holding one box for years 15% of the value of the material. with the EOQ quantity how many orders need to be placed per year