Reconsider the FlexMan data from Exercise

$4$

$.$

$$The firm is considering the option of changing workforce size with demand. The cost of hiring a new employee is $

$7$

$0$

$0$

$$and the cost of a layoff is $

$1$

$0$

$0$

$0$

$.$

$$It takes an employee two months to reach full production capacity. During those two months, a new employee provides only

$5$

$0$

$$percent productivity. Anticipating a similar demand pattern next year, FlexMan aims to end the year with

$6$

$,$

$3$

$0$

$0$

$$employees$.$