Question: Please help with Plan B. Thank you! The S&OP team at Kansas Furniture, has received estimates of demand requirements as shown in the table. Assuming

Please help with Plan B. Thank you! Please help with Plan B. Thank you! The S&OP team

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 $20 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 1,200 units per month and subcontract additional units at a $60 per unit premium cost. Subcontracting capacity is limited to 500 units per month. (Enter all responses as whole numbers). Month 1 July 2 August 3 September 4 October 5 November 6 December Ending Demand Production Inventory 1200 1,200 0 1300 1,200 0 1200 1,200 0 1700 1,200 0 1650 1,200 0 1650 1,200 0 Subcontract (Units) 0 100 0 500 450 450 The total cost, excluding normal time labor costs, for Plan A = $ 90000. (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 hiring additional workers is $30 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 (i.e., going from production of 1,300 in July to 1200 in August requires a layoff (and related costs) of 100 units in August). Hire Layoff Ending Stockouts Month Demand Production (Units) (Units) Inventory (Units) 1 July 1200 2 August 1300 3 September 1200 4 October 1700 5 November 1650 6 December 1650

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