Formulate a chase sales and operations plan for a company with the following predicted$$ demand:

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Month

$1$

$2$

$3$

$4$

$5$

$6$

Total

Demand

$12$ comma $000$

$7$ comma $500$

$11$ comma $100$

$18$ comma $900$

$17$ comma $700$

$5$ comma $100$

$72$ comma $300$

The beginning workforce is $130$ employees. The monthly output per employee is $150$ units. The cost to hire and lay off a worker are $$$$1$ comma $500$ and $$$$4$ comma $000,$ respectively. The cost to carry an item in inventory for one month is estimated at $$$$12,$ and the stockout cost is $$$$40$ per unit. Show the production$$ schedule, the inventory$$ levels, and the changes in workforce from period to period. Compute the$$ plan's cost.

Part $2$

Construct the chase sales and operations plan $($enter your responses as whole numbers$).$

Month

$1$

$2$

$3$

$4$

$5$

$6$

Total

Demand

$12$ comma $000$

$7$ comma $500$

$11$ comma $100$

$18$ comma $900$

$17$ comma $700$

$5$ comma $100$

$72$ comma $300$

Production

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