Problem$-$Aggregate $\backslash ($ P $\backslash )$

SS Inc produces a variety of inline roller skates. Management wants you to develop an aggregate plan that covers the next seven months. Develop a chase aggregate plan using hires and fires but no overtime production

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$\backslash$hline $4$ & Cost Data & $\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $5$ & Regular$-$time labor cost per hour & $\backslash$$$15\mathrm{.}00\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $6$ & Overtime labor cost per hour & $\backslash$$$22\mathrm{.}00\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $7$ & Hiring cost per employee & $\backslash$$$500\mathrm{.}00\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $8$ & Firing cost per employee & $\backslash$$$750\mathrm{.}00\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $9$ & Inventory holding cost per unit per period & $\backslash$$$5\mathrm{.}00\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $10$ & Shortage cost per unit per period & $\backslash$$$7\mathrm{.}50\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $11$ & Material cost per unit & $\backslash$$$30\mathrm{.}00\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $12$ & & $\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $13$ & Capacity Data & $\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $14$ & Beginning workforce $($employees$)$ & $18\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $15$ & Beginning inventory $($units$)$ & $2500\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $16$ & Production standard per unit $($hours$)$ & $0\mathrm{.}64\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $17$ & Regular$-$time available per period $($hours$)$ & $160\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $18$ & Overtime available per period $($hours$)$ & $20\backslash \backslash$

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$\backslash$hline $20$ & Demand Data $($units$)$ & $\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $21$ & Nov & $3000\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $22$ & Dec & $6000\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $23$ & Jan & $2000\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $24$ & Feb & $8500\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $25$ & Mar & $4000\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $26$ & Apr & $5500\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline $27$ & May & $1500\backslash \backslash$

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$\backslash$hline $29$ & Total Number of Periods & $7\backslash \backslash$

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