Answer the following questions based on a level aggregate plan:

q$1$:What is the production rate each period?

q$2$:How many additional employees need to be hired?

Group of answer choices

None

$1$

More than $1$

q$3$:In which periods will the company face backorders? $($Select all that apply$)$

Group of answer choices

$1$

$2$

$3$

$4$

$5$

$6$

q$4$:What is the total inventory holding cost?

q$5$:What is the total cost?

q$6$:Would it have been more cost effective to use overtime rather than hiring an additional employee $($or employees$)?$

Group of answer choices

Yes

No

N$/$A $-$ no additional hiring was needed

The manager is considering using a chase aggregate plan Instead.

Answer the following questions based on a chase aggregate plan:

Q$7$: If the manager switches to a chase aggregate plan, will the total cost increase or decrease?

Group of answer choices

It increases

It stays the same

It decreases

Q$8$:If the manager switches to a chase aggregate plan, what is the highest number of people needed to be hired in any one period?

Q$9$:If the manager switches to a chase aggregate plan, in how many periods does firing take place?