Question: Do the answer in table form. #Please answer in detail, thank you. (b) JKL Company has developed monthly forecast and cost information in Table 2

Do the answer in table form. #Please answer in

Do the answer in table form. #Please answer in

Do the answer in table form.

#Please answer in detail, thank you.

(b) JKL Company has developed monthly forecast and cost information in Table 2 and Table 3. The company would like to begin development of an aggregate plan. [Syarikat JKL telah membangunkan ramalan permintaan bulanan serta maklumat kos seperti Jadual 2 dan Jadual 3. Syarikat tersebut bercadang ingin membangunkan perancangan agregat.) Month [Bulan] Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Table 2 [Jadual 2] Expected demand [Permintaan yang dijangka] 1,000 600 2,000 1,400 1,600 1,900 Number of production days [Jumlah hari pengeluaran 22 18 21 21 22 20 RM 7 per month RM 50 per unit RM 18 per hour Table 3 Jadual 37 Cost information [Maklumat kos] Inventory carrying cost [ Kos simpanan inventori] Subcontracting cost per unit [Kos subkontrak per unit] Average pay rate [Kadar pembayaran purata] Overtime pay rate [Kadar pembayaran lebih masa] Labor-hours to produce a unit [Jam-tenaga kerja bagi menghasilkan satu unit] Cost of increasing daily production rate (hiring and training) [Kos bagi meningkatkan kadar pengeluaran harian ( melantik dan melatih)] Cost of decreasing daily production rate (layoffs) [Kos bagi menurunkan kadar pengeluaran harian (memecat )] RM 25 per hour 3 hours per unit RM 450 per unit RM 800 per unit (i) The first aggregate plan involves varying the workforce size by hiring and layoffs as necessary. The production rate will equal the demand, and there is no change in production from the previous month, December. Determine the total cost involved in this solution. [Perancangan agregat yang pertama adalah dengan mengubah saiz tenagakerja dengan aktiviti melantik dan memecat seperti yang diperlukan. Kadar pengeluaran adalah sama dengan permintaan, dan tiada perubahan dari bulan sebelumnya, Disember. Tentukan jumlah kos yang terlibat dalam perancangan ini.] (5 Marks/ Markah) (ii) The second aggregate plan is to maintain a constant workforce of eight people and uses overtime whenever necessary to meet demand. Assume beginning and ending inventories are equal to zero. Determine the total cost of this solution. [Perancangan agregat yang kedua adalah dengan mengekalkan tenagakerja dengan lapan orang dan menngunakan lebih masa yang bersesuaian bagi menepati permintaan. Anggap permulaan dan akhir inventori adalah kosong. Tentukan jumlah kos yang terlibat dalam perancangan ini.] (5 Marks/ Markah) (iii) If the demand of June increases to 2,100 (from 1,900). Determine the effect of this change to total cost to aggregate plan in (i) and (ii). Deterinine and justify which is more effective. (Sekiranya permintaan pada Jun meningkat ke 2,100 (dari 1,900). Tentukan kesan bagi perubahan kos terhadap jumlah kos kepada perancangan agregat dalam (i) dan (ii). Tentukan dan justifikasikan yang mana lebih efektif.] (8 Marks/ Markah) (b) JKL Company has developed monthly forecast and cost information in Table 2 and Table 3. The company would like to begin development of an aggregate plan. [Syarikat JKL telah membangunkan ramalan permintaan bulanan serta maklumat kos seperti Jadual 2 dan Jadual 3. Syarikat tersebut bercadang ingin membangunkan perancangan agregat.) Month [Bulan] Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Table 2 [Jadual 2] Expected demand [Permintaan yang dijangka] 1,000 600 2,000 1,400 1,600 1,900 Number of production days [Jumlah hari pengeluaran 22 18 21 21 22 20 RM 7 per month RM 50 per unit RM 18 per hour Table 3 Jadual 37 Cost information [Maklumat kos] Inventory carrying cost [ Kos simpanan inventori] Subcontracting cost per unit [Kos subkontrak per unit] Average pay rate [Kadar pembayaran purata] Overtime pay rate [Kadar pembayaran lebih masa] Labor-hours to produce a unit [Jam-tenaga kerja bagi menghasilkan satu unit] Cost of increasing daily production rate (hiring and training) [Kos bagi meningkatkan kadar pengeluaran harian ( melantik dan melatih)] Cost of decreasing daily production rate (layoffs) [Kos bagi menurunkan kadar pengeluaran harian (memecat )] RM 25 per hour 3 hours per unit RM 450 per unit RM 800 per unit (i) The first aggregate plan involves varying the workforce size by hiring and layoffs as necessary. The production rate will equal the demand, and there is no change in production from the previous month, December. Determine the total cost involved in this solution. [Perancangan agregat yang pertama adalah dengan mengubah saiz tenagakerja dengan aktiviti melantik dan memecat seperti yang diperlukan. Kadar pengeluaran adalah sama dengan permintaan, dan tiada perubahan dari bulan sebelumnya, Disember. Tentukan jumlah kos yang terlibat dalam perancangan ini.] (5 Marks/ Markah) (ii) The second aggregate plan is to maintain a constant workforce of eight people and uses overtime whenever necessary to meet demand. Assume beginning and ending inventories are equal to zero. Determine the total cost of this solution. [Perancangan agregat yang kedua adalah dengan mengekalkan tenagakerja dengan lapan orang dan menngunakan lebih masa yang bersesuaian bagi menepati permintaan. Anggap permulaan dan akhir inventori adalah kosong. Tentukan jumlah kos yang terlibat dalam perancangan ini.] (5 Marks/ Markah) (iii) If the demand of June increases to 2,100 (from 1,900). Determine the effect of this change to total cost to aggregate plan in (i) and (ii). Deterinine and justify which is more effective. (Sekiranya permintaan pada Jun meningkat ke 2,100 (dari 1,900). Tentukan kesan bagi perubahan kos terhadap jumlah kos kepada perancangan agregat dalam (i) dan (ii). Tentukan dan justifikasikan yang mana lebih efektif.] (8 Marks/ Markah)

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