Question: Homework: Chapter 13: - Aggregate Planning Homework Question 2, Problem 13.9B Part 1 of 6 > HW Score: 0%, 0 of 10 points O Points:


Homework: Chapter 13: - Aggregate Planning Homework Question 2, Problem 13.9B Part 1 of 6 > HW Score: 0%, 0 of 10 points O Points: 0 of 5 Save The S&OP team at Kansas Furniture, has received estimates of demand requirements as shown in the table. Assuming one-time stockout costs for lost sales of $100 per unit, inventory carrying costs of $30 per unit per month, and zero beginning and ending inventory, evaluate the following plan on an incremental cost basis: Plan B: Vary the workforce to produce the prior month's demand. The firm produced 1,300 units in June. The cost of hiring additional workers is 595 per unit produced. The cost of layoffs is $60 per unit cut back. (Enter all responses as whole numbers.) Note: Both hiring and layoff costs are incurred in the month of the change (ie, going from production of 1,300 in July to 1000 in Auguet requires a layoff and related costs) of 300 units in August). Hire Layoff Ending Stockouts Month Demand Production (Units) (Units) Inventory (Units) 1000 1200 August September 4 October 1800 Hire (Units) Layoff (Units) Ending Inventory Stockouts (Units) Month Demand Produetion 2 August 3 September 4 Ortober 5 November 8 December
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