The question below is similar to this solution on CHEGG: https://www.chegg.com/homework-help/Supply-Chain-Management-6th-edition-chapter-9-problem-1E-solution-9780133800203

(I am asking this question again because the last chegg expert did not do it correctly)

Please use the info. below and EXCEL SOLVER, to come up with the most optimal aggregate Production plan via EXCEL.

you may need to set up constraints. Please see the Excel screenshot below that shows you how to setup your template

Costs
Regular Time Labour	15
Overtime Labour	22
Subcontracting cost (per unit)	74
Inventory carrying cost (per unit per month)	3
Material cost (per unit)	40
Selling Price (per unit)	125
Hiring Cost (per new employee)	1000
Lay-off cost (per laid off employee)	2000
Starting Inventory	5000
Desired Ending Inventory	5000
Overtime Limit (number of units produced per employee)	10
Production Capacity (per employee per month)	80 units
Starting Workforce	250 workers

Labour hours per unit	2
MAX overtime per month per employee, HOURS	20
# of working days per month	20
# of hours per day	8

B G 4 PERIOD 5 0 (Starting) 6 D H # of employees In Units Ht (#Hired) Lt (# Laid off Wt (Workforce Ot (Overtime It (Inventory Ct (Subcontracted Pt (Production Demand Max OT Available Production Capacit Actual Sales 5000 1 10000 11000 250 7 2 8 3 16000 9 4 19000 10 5 22000 11 6 25000 12 7 31000 13 8 28000 14 9 22000 15 10 19000 16 11 13000 17 12 12000 18 19 Related Costs 20 Period Ht (#Hired) Lt (# Laid off Wt (Workforce Ot (Overtime It (Inventory Ct (Subcontracted Pt (Production Actual Sales 21 22 2 23 3 24 4 25 5 26 6 27 7 28 8 29 9 30 10 31 11 32 12 33 Total over all periods 34 35 Total Cost 36 Total Revenue 37 Total Profit B G 4 PERIOD 5 0 (Starting) 6 D H # of employees In Units Ht (#Hired) Lt (# Laid off Wt (Workforce Ot (Overtime It (Inventory Ct (Subcontracted Pt (Production Demand Max OT Available Production Capacit Actual Sales 5000 1 10000 11000 250 7 2 8 3 16000 9 4 19000 10 5 22000 11 6 25000 12 7 31000 13 8 28000 14 9 22000 15 10 19000 16 11 13000 17 12 12000 18 19 Related Costs 20 Period Ht (#Hired) Lt (# Laid off Wt (Workforce Ot (Overtime It (Inventory Ct (Subcontracted Pt (Production Actual Sales 21 22 2 23 3 24 4 25 5 26 6 27 7 28 8 29 9 30 10 31 11 32 12 33 Total over all periods 34 35 Total Cost 36 Total Revenue 37 Total Profit