Question: ) BestView, Inc. manufactures computer monitors. It needs to develop an aggregate production plan for the next four months from November to February. The company

) BestView, Inc. manufactures computer monitors. It needs to develop an aggregate
production plan for the next four months from November to February. The company manufactures
several types of monitors, however it uses an average unit for aggregate planning purposes. Each
worker works 8 hours a day and may be forced to work up to 2 hours of overtime per day. It takes 4
hours to produce each monitor (one worker). Inventories and backorders are allowed but all demands
must be met at the end of February. The additional data is as follows:
Month November December January February
Demand 80011501300950
Regular time labor cost: $20/hour
Overtime labor cost: $30/hour
Backordering cost: $25/unit/month
Holding cost: $20/unit/month
Workforce at the end of October: 20 workers
Work days: 22 days/month
Inventory at the end of October: 100 units
Formulate a linear model to minimize BestViews costs.

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