Problem Data for Problems 1-7 Plan B: Chase Aggregate Plan Using Hiring and Firing (no overtime) Beginning Number of Employees Units per Worker per Period $10.00 $15.00 $84.00 $10.00 $20.00 $600.00 $450.00 Detailed Plan Computations Period 1 4600 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 4300 7840 5700 6560 Period 6 4600 0 Demand (units) (net of beg. Inventory) Production per period (units) Employees needed in period Number to hire Number to fire TIT Cost Data Regular time labor cost per hour Overtime labor cost per hour Subcontracting cost per unit (labor only) Holding cost per unit period Back-order cost per unit period Hiring cost per employee Firing cost per employee Capacity Data Beginning workforce (employees) Beginning inventory (units) Labor standard per unit (hours) Regular time available per period (hours) Overtime available per period (hours) Subcontracting maximum per period (units) Subcontracting minimum per period (units) Demand Data (units) Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Period 6 Total Number of Periods 280 400 8 160 32 1000 500 Cost Calculations for Plan C Regular time labor cost Hiring cost Firing cost Total Cost $0 5000 4300 7840 5700 6560 4600 6