Question: Fill in the table below. (Enter all responses as whole numbers. In the hire/layoff column, use positive numbers for hireslong dashplus signs omitted; negative numbers
Fill in the table below. (Enter all responses as whole numbers. In the hire/layoff column, use positive numbers for
hireslong dashplus
signs omitted; negative numbers for layoffs.)
| Plan A | ||||||||
| Month | Demand* | Beginning Inventory | Personnel onStaff** | Units Produced | Hire / Layoff | |||
| 0 | June | 150 | 8 | |||||
| 1 | July | 400 | nothing | nothing | nothing | nothing | ||
| 2 | August | 500 | nothing | nothing | nothing | nothing | ||
| 3 | September | 550 | nothing | nothing | nothing | nothing | ||
| 4 | October | 700 | nothing | nothing | nothing | nothing | ||
| 5 | November | 800 | nothing | nothing | nothing | nothing | ||
| 6 | December | 700 | nothing | nothing | nothing | nothing | ||
* No costs are incurred for unmet demand.
**When computing "Personnel on Staff," if 0.5 or more of an employee is needed round up and hire one more employee; if less than 0.5, round down.
The total inventory cost = $ (Enter your response as a whole number)
The total hiring cost = $ (Enter your response as a whole number)
The total layoff cost = $ ( Enter your response as a whole number)
The total cost, excluding normal time labour costs, is = $ (Enter your response as a whole number)
b) Vary overtime only and use a constant workforce of eight
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