Answered: 2. Demand for Quiggly Pops (QP) follows…

Practical Management Science

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ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

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Problem 20P: Julie James is opening a lemonade stand. She believes the fixed cost per week of running the stand...

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2. Demand for Quiggly Pops (QP) follows an up and down pattern over the four quarters of a year, with peaks in the spring and winter months when special promotions are held. Production is handled by a highly-skilled local workforce during a regular 40-hour week (i.e., overtime and subcontracting are not used). The company likes to zero out its inventory at the end of a year so that it can start fresh each January. QP currently uses a level production strategy, but would like to evaluate other options. Create a production plan and calculate the cost of the plan for each strategy listed below. Which plan would you recommend to QP? (a) Level production (b) Chase demand Quarter Demand Forecast 1 70,000 2 100,000 3 50,000 4 150,000 Beginning workforce 40 workers Production rate per worker 1250 units/quarter Regular production cost $10 per unit Hiring cost $500 per worker Firing cost $500 per worker Holding cost $1 per unit per quarter

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