Question: NEED PLAN B Plan B: Vary the workforce to produce the prior month's demand. The firm produced 1 300 units in June. The cost of
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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 $35 per unit produced the cost of layoffs is $60 per unit cut back. (Enter all responses as whole numbers) Note Both hining and layoff costs are incurred in the month of the change (ie, going from production of 1,300 in July to 1300 in August requires a layoff (and related costs) of units in August) Hire Layoff Ending Stockouts Month Demand Production (Units) (Units) Inventory (Units) 1 July 1300 2 August 1150 3 September 1100 4 October 1600 5 November 1900 6 December 1900 The total hiring cost = 5 (Enter your response as a whole number) The total layoff cost = $(Enter your response as a whole number) The total inventory carrying cost = $(Enter your response as a whole number) The total stockout cost = $(Enter your response as a whole number) The total cost, excluding normal time labor costs for Plan B = $(Enter your response as a whole number) Next possible 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 $25 per unit per month and zero beginning and ending inventory, evaluate these two plans on an incremental cost basis Plan A: Produce at a steady rate (equal to minimum requirements) of 1,100 units per month and subcontract additional units at a $70 per unit premium cost Subcontracting capacity is limited to 800 units per month (Enter all responses as whole numbers) Demand 1300 1150 Month 1 July 2 August 3 September 4 October 5 November 6 December Ending Production Inventory 1.100 0 1,100 1,100 1.100 1 100 1 100 1100 1600 1900 1900 Subcontract (Units 200 50 0 500 800 100 The total cost, excluding normal time labor costs for Plan A = $ 99000 (Enter your response as a whole number) Plan B: Vary the workforce to produce the prior month's demand The firm produced 1.300 units in June. The cost of hining additional workers is $35 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 1300 in August requires a layoff and related costs of

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