Deb Bishop Health and Beauty Products has developed a new shampoo and you need to develop its aggregate schedule. The cost accounting department has supplied you the cost relevant to the aggregate plan and the marketing department has provided a​ four-quarter forecast.    the​ four-quarter forecast. Quarter Forecast 1 1,400 2 1,100 3 1,700 4 1,300    aggregate plan. Costs Previous​ quarter's output 1,600 units Beginning inventory 0 units Stockout cost for backorders ​$55 per unit Inventory holding cost ​$11 per unit for every unit held at the end of the quarter Hiring workers ​$50 per unit Layoff workers ​$75 per unit Unit cost ​$35 per unit Overtime ​$20 extra per unit Subcontracting Not available   Your job is to develop an aggregate plan for the next four quarters. Part 2 ​a) Try hiring and layoffs​ (to meet the​ forecast) as necessary ​(enter your responses as whole​ numbers).   Hiring and Layoff Plan Quarter Forecast Production Hire ​(Units) Layoff ​(Units)     1,600     1 1,400 1400 00 200 Part 3 2 1,100 1100 00 300 Part 4 3 1,700 1700 600 00 Part 5 4 1,300 1300 00 400 Part 6 The total​ cost, including normal time labor​ costs, for this hiring and layoffs plan is ​$290000 ​(enter your response as a whole​ number). Part 7 ​b) Try a plan that holds employment steady​ (level strategy) by producing the average forecast for all four quarters ​(enter your responses as whole​ numbers).   Level Plan Quarter Forecast Production Ending Inventory Shortage ​(Units) Hire ​(Units) Layoff ​(Units)     1,600 0       1 1,400 enter your response here enter your response here enter your response here enter your response here enter your response here

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Deb Bishop Health and Beauty Products has developed a new shampoo and you need to develop its aggregate schedule. The cost accounting department has supplied you the cost relevant to the aggregate plan and the marketing department has provided a​ four-quarter forecast.
 
 the​ four-quarter forecast.
Quarter
Forecast
1
1,400
2
1,100
3
1,700
4
1,300
 
 aggregate plan.
Costs
Previous​ quarter's output
1,600
units
Beginning inventory
0
units
Stockout cost for backorders
​$55
per unit
Inventory holding cost
​$11
per unit for every unit held at the end of the quarter
Hiring workers
​$50
per unit
Layoff workers
​$75
per unit
Unit cost
​$35
per unit
Overtime
​$20
extra per unit
Subcontracting
Not available
 
Your job is to develop an aggregate plan for the next four quarters.
Part 2
​a) Try hiring and layoffs​ (to meet the​ forecast) as necessary ​(enter your responses as whole​ numbers).
 
Hiring and Layoff Plan
Quarter
Forecast
Production
Hire
​(Units)
Layoff
​(Units)
 
 
1,600
 
 
1
1,400
1400
00
200
Part 3
2
1,100
1100
00
300
Part 4
3
1,700
1700
600
00
Part 5
4
1,300
1300
00
400
Part 6
The total​ cost, including normal time labor​ costs, for this hiring and layoffs plan is
​$290000
​(enter your response as a whole​ number).
Part 7
​b) Try a plan that holds employment steady​ (level strategy) by producing the average forecast for all four quarters ​(enter your responses as whole​ numbers).
 
Level Plan
Quarter
Forecast
Production
Ending Inventory
Shortage
​(Units)
Hire
​(Units)
Layoff
​(Units)
 
 
1,600
0
 
 
 
1
1,400
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