Ch 19 Sales and Operations Planning - Problems Saved 2 16.5 points eBook Develop a production schedule to produce the exact production requirements by varying the workforce size for the following problem. The monthly forecasts for Product X for January, February, and March are 1,200, 1,620, and 1,210, respectively. Safety stock policy recommends that half of the forecast for that month be defined as safety stock. There are 22 working days in January, 19 in February, and 21 in March. Beginning inventory is 510 units. Storage cost is $4 per unit per month based on ending inventory level, standard pay rate is $6 per hour, hiring and training cost is $220 per worker, layoff cost is $320 per worker, and worker productivity is 0.1 unit per hour. Assume that you start off with 41 workers and that they work 8 hours per day. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Input all values as positive values. Round Workers Required up to next higher whole number. Round all other variables to nearest whole number.) References January 1.200 February 1,620 March 1,210 Forecast Safety stock Beginning inventory Net production required Workers required Hired Laid off Actual production Ending inventory Mc Graw Hill