Problem $19-15($Algo$)$

Helter Industries, a company that produces a line of bathing sults, hires temporary workers to help produce it summer product demand. For the current four$-$month rolling schedule, there are three temps on staff and $12$ full$-$time employees. The temps can be hired when needed and can be used as needed, whereas the full$-$time employees must be paid whether they are needed or not. Each full$-$time employee can produce $200$ suits, while each temporary employee can produce $160$ suits per$-$month.

Demand for bathing suits for the next four months is:

$\backslash$table$[[$MAY$,$JUNE,JULY,AUGUST$],[3,225,2,825,3,125,3,025]]$

Beginning inventory in May is $402$ complete $($a complete two$-$plece includes both top and bottom$)$ bathing suits. Bathing suits cost $$40$ to produce and carrying cost is $24$ percent per year.

Develop an aggregate plan that uses the $12$ full$-$time employees each month and a minimum number of temporary employees. Assume that all employees will produce at their full potential each month. Calculate the inventory carrying cost associated with your plan using planned end$-$of$-$month levels.

Note: Round "Inventory $cos{t}^{?}$ to $2$ decimal places.

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