Problem 13.12 13 Question Help Southeast Soda Pop, Inc., has a new fruit drink for which it has high hopes. John Mittenthal, the production planner, has assembled the following cost data and demand forecast: 0 More Info Click the icon to view the demand forecast. Click the icon to view the cost data. John's job is to develop an aggregate plan. The three initial options he wants to evaluate are: Quarter Plan A: a strategy that hires and fires personnel as necessary to meet the forecast. Plan B a level strategy Plan C. a level strategy that produces 1,100 cases per quarter and meets the forecast demand with inventory and subcontracting Forecast 1,700 1,200 1,500 1,000 a) Which strategy is the lowest-cost plan? Try hiring and layoffs (to meet the forecast) as necessary enter your responses as whole numbers). Print Done Hiring and Layoff Plan Hire Production (Units) 1.300 Quarter Forecast Layoff (Units) More Info 1 1,700 0 0 ] Costs/Other Data Previous quarter's output= 1,300 cases Beginning inventory = 0 cases Stockout cost of backorders = $160 per case Inventory holding cost = 540 per case at end of quarter Hiring employees = $40 per case Terminating employees = $80 per case Subcontracting cost = $65 per case Unit cost on regular time = $25 per case Overtime cost = $10 extra per case Capacity on regular time = 1,700 cases per quarter Print Done Enter your answer in the edit fields and then click Check