- Homework: Chapter 13 Aggregate Planning and S&OP Question 7, Problem 13.3 Part 1 of 6 HW Score: 62.28%. 5.61 of 9 points O Points: 0 of 1 Save Exp The president of Hill Enterprises, Terri Hill, projects the firm's aggregate demand requirements over the next 8 months as follows: January 1,200 May 2,100 February 1,700 June 2,300 March 1,800 July 1,900 April 1,700 August 1,900 Her operations manager is considering a new plan, which begins in January with 200 units of inventory on hand. Stockout cost of lost sales is $100 per unit. Inventory holding cost is $20 per unit per month. Ignore any idle-time costs. The plan is called plan A. Plan A: Vary the workforce level to execute a strategy that produces the quantity demanded in the prior month. The December demand and rate of production are both 1,600 units per month. The cost of hiring additional workers is $55 per unit. The cost of laying off workers is $75 per unit. Evaluate this plan. (Enter all responses as whole numbers.) Note: Both hiring and layoff costs are incurred in the month of the change. For example, going from 1,600 in January to 1,200 in Fobruary incurs a cost of layoff for 400 units in February Hiro (Units) Layoff (Units) Ending Inventory 200 Stockouts (Units) Period Month 0 December 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August Demand 1,600 1,200 1,700 1,800 1,700 2,100 2,300 1,900 1,900 Production 1,600 1,600 1,200 1.700 1,800 1,700 2,100 2,300 1,900 Video Help me solve this Get more help Clear all Check answer 1125