Question: For the following monthly demand forecast develop an aggregate plan when a ) 5 5 units per day is produced and unmet demand is backordered.

For the following monthly demand forecast develop an aggregate plan when
a)55 units per day is produced and unmet demand is backordered.
b)42 units per day is produced and overtime is used when needed.
\table[[\table[[Mont],[h]],\table[[Deman],[d]],\table[[Production],[Days]]],[1,1175,20],[2,1600,22],[3,1300,21],[4,900,21],[5,900,19],[6,1000,22]]
\table[[item,cost],[Inventory carrying cost,$5 per unit per month],[Subcontracting cost per unit,$20 per unit],[Average pay rate, per day)]]
\table[[Overtime pay rate,\table[[$17hr,(above],[hrs/day)]]],[Labour-hours to produce a unit,1.6 hours per unit],[\table[[Cost of increasing daily production rate (hiring and],[training)]],$300 per unit],[Cost of decreasing daily production rate (layoffs),$600 per unit],[Backorder,$10 per unit]]
For the following monthly demand forecast develop

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