A company believes that its demand for the next six months is as​ follows:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Demand 6,500 5,000 7,000 5,000 8,500 10,000 42,000   The output per worker per month is 125 units. The per worker hiring and lay off costs are ​$1,500 and ​$3,000​, respectively. There is no beginning​ inventory, and the starting workforce is 75. It cost the company ​$20 to carry an item in inventory each​ month, and the stockout costs is estimated to be ​$75 per unit. Develop a level sales and operations plan for this firm. Develop the monthly production schedule and show the labor workforce and inventory levels.​ Finally, compute the cost of the plan.

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A company believes that its demand for the next six months is as​ follows:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Month
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Demand
6,500
5,000
7,000
5,000
8,500
10,000
42,000
 
The output per worker per month is
125
units. The per worker hiring and lay off costs are ​$1,500 and ​$3,000​, respectively. There is no beginning​ inventory, and the starting workforce is 75. It cost the company ​$20 to carry an item in inventory each​ month, and the stockout costs is estimated to be ​$75 per unit. Develop a level sales and operations plan for this firm. Develop the monthly production schedule and show the labor workforce and inventory levels.​ Finally, compute the cost of the plan.
 
Construct the production table. Note that a negative beginning inventory denotes a stockout that is carried forward ​(enter your responses as whole​ numbers).
 
Month
Demand
Beginning Inventory
Production
Ending Inventory
Stockouts
1
6,500
       
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