This exercise only contains part a$.$

a$)$ The firm would like to begin development of an aggregate plan. For this plan, plan $5,$ the firm wishes to maintain a constant workforce of $6,$ using subcontracting to meet remaining demand. Evaluate this plan.

To determine whether this plan is desirable, first calculate demand per day for each month $($enter your responses rounded to the nearest whole number$).$

Table $1$

$\backslash$table$[[,$Month,$\backslash$table$[[$Production$],[$Days$]],\backslash$table$[[$Demand$],[$Forecast$]],\backslash$table$[[$Avg Dem Per$],[$Prod$.$ Day$]],$Other data$],[,\backslash$table$[[$Inventory carrying cost$],[$Subcontracting cost per unit$],[$Average pay rate$],[$Overtime pay Rate$],[$Labor$-$hours per unit$],[$Cost of increasing daily$],[$production rate $($hiring$],[$& & training$)],[$Cost of decreasing daily$],[$production rate $($layoffs$)]],\backslash$table$[[$$$5$ per unit per month$],[$$$10$ per unit$],[$$$5$ per hour $($ $$40$ per day$)],[$$$7$ per hour $($above $8$ hrs$],[$per day$)],[1\mathrm{.}6$ hrs per unit$],[$$$300$ per unit$]]],[1,$January,$22,950,],[2,$February,$18,750,],[3,$March,$21,750,],[4,$April,$21,1,000,],[5,$May,$22,1,300,],[6,$June,$20,1,050,],[,,,,,$$$600$ per unit$]]$