Question: Cost data Regular time labor cost per hour $10.00 Overtime labor cost per hour $15.00 Hiring cost per employee $100.00 Firing cost per employee $200.00
Cost data
Regular time labor cost per hour $10.00
Overtime labor cost per hour $15.00
Hiring cost per employee $100.00
Firing cost per employee $200.00
Inventory holding cost per unit per period $20.00
Shortage cost per unit per period $30.00
Material cost per unit N/A
Capacity data
Beginning workforce (employees) 165
Beginning inventory (units) 0
Labor standard per unit (hours) 5
Regular time hours available per period per employee 160
Overtime hours available per period per employee 32
Demand data
| Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | March | April |
| 6000 | 5000 | 6600 | 5000 | 6000 | 5000 |
- Use the data above and do a chase strategy using hiring and firing (5 steps) (6 points)
(Note: if the calculation for the employees needed for a certain period is not a whole number, round it up to be a whole number, no matter if the first digit is equal to, greater than, or less than 5)
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