Question: The plan is called plan A. per unit. The cost of laying off workers is $75 per unit. Evaluate this plan. (Enter all responses as

 The plan is called plan A. per unit. The cost oflaying off workers is $75 per unit. Evaluate this plan. (Enter all

The plan is called plan A. per unit. The cost of laying off workers is $75 per unit. Evaluate this plan. (Enter all responses as whole numbers.) Note: Both hiring and layoff costs are incurred in the month of the change. For example, going from 1,600 in January to 1,500 in February incurs a cost of layoff for 100 units in February. The president of Hill Enterprises, Terri Hill, projects the firm's aggregate demand requirements over the next 8 months as follows: \begin{tabular}{llll} \hline January & 1,200 & May & 2,300 \\ February & 1,700 & June & 2,300 \\ March & 1,600 & July & 1,800 \\ April & 1,900 & August & 1,400 \\ \hline \end{tabular} any idle-time costs. The plan is called plan B. month. Evaluate this plan by computing the costs for January through August. In order to arrive at the costs, first compute the ending inventory and subcontracting units for each month by filling in the table below (enter your responses as whole numbers). \begin{tabular}{clcccc} \hline Period & \multicolumn{1}{c}{ Month } & Demand & Production & EndingInventory & SubcontractUnits \\ \hline 0 & December & & & 200 & \\ 1 & January & 1,200 & 1,200 & \\ 2 & February & 1,700 & 1,200 & \\ 3 & March & 1,600 & 1,200 & \\ 4 & April & 1,900 & 1,200 & \\ 5 & May & 2,300 & 1,200 & \\ 6 & June & 2,300 & 1,200 & \\ 7 & July & 1,800 & 1,200 & \\ 8 & August & 1,400 & 1,200 & & \\ \hline \end{tabular}

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