Question: Only use Lingo or writing the objective function and constraints by hand. Do not use Excel or other software plz. 7. Production Planning - Multi-period

Only use Lingo or writing the objective functionOnly use Lingo or writing the objective function and constraints by hand.

Do not use Excel or other software plz.

7. Production Planning - Multi-period Planning A company has a demand for its product projected over the next 6 months as indicated in the table below. Month Demand 1 20 2 30 3 60 4 40 5 30 6 20 The demand must be met. There are currently 10 units in inventory. The remainder of the demand must be met by production. If the production in a month is greater than the demand, the excess is carried in inventory at a cost of $40 per unit per month. Employees make the product at the rate of 1 unit per month per worker. Fifteen are currently employed (at the beginning of the first month). Labor cost is $1000 per month per worker. The company can lay off workers at the beginning of any month at a cost of $600 each. The company can also hire new workers at the beginning of any month at a cost of $900 each. Each employee can work an extra 2 hours (in addition to an 8-hour day) at an overtime rate of 1.5 times the regular wage. The company has a budget of $50,000 per month for all expenses related to this problem. The problem is to find a policy for hiring and firing workers and the production level for the next 6 months. Set up this problem as a linear program. Model it using LINGO's modeling language and solve

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