The Data with a red triangle and a blue square will need to be provided with updated numbers. These photos are for representation of what needs to be answered on this new problem.

the demand forecast:

Quarter	Forecast
1	1,700
2	1,100
3	1,500
4	800

the cost data:

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: 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: 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. a) Which strategy is the lowest-cost plan? Try hiring and layoffs (to meet the forecast) as necessary (enter your responses as whole numbers). Hiring and Layoff Plan Hire Production (Units) 1,200 Layoff (Units) Quarter Forecast 1 1,700 1,700 D 0 O Costs/Other Data Previous quarter's output = 1,200 cases Beginning inventory = 0 cases Stockout cost of backorders = $160 per case Inventory holding cost = $40 per case at end of quarter Hiring employees = $35 per case Terminating employees = $80 per case Subcontracting cost = $70 per case Unit cost on regular time = $25 per case Overtime cost = $20 extra per case Capacity on regular time = 1,700 cases per quarter a) Which strategy is the lowest-cost plan? First try hiring and layoffs as necessary to meet the forecast. The units of increasing and decreasing production are calculated as follows: Units of Increasing Production (hire) = a-b, if a 2b O, if a