Draper Tax Company Problem Data Cost data Regular-time labor cost per hour Overtime labor cost per hour Temporary worker cost per hour Hiring cost per permanent worker Firing cost per permanent worker Backorder cost $25.00 $37.50 $40.00 $2000.00 $1200.00 $500.00 Capacity data Beginning workforce Labor standard per service Regular-time hours per period Overtime hours per period 12 employees 12 hours 40 hours 8 hours Demand Data Week 1 48 clients Week 4 40 clients Week 2 36 clients Week 5 38 clients Week 3 50 clients Week 6 48 clients
Draper Tax Company Problem Data Cost data Regular-time labor cost per hour Overtime labor cost per hour Temporary worker cost per hour Hiring cost per permanent worker Firing cost per permanent worker Backorder cost $25.00 $37.50 $40.00 $2000.00 $1200.00 $500.00 Capacity data Beginning workforce Labor standard per service Regular-time hours per period Overtime hours per period 12 employees 12 hours 40 hours 8 hours Demand Data Week 1 48 clients Week 4 40 clients Week 2 36 clients Week 5 38 clients Week 3 50 clients Week 6 48 clients
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Calculate the size of the workforce needed for the company
to meet average weekly demand.
![Draper Tax Company Problem Data
Cost data
Regular-time labor cost per hour
Overtime labor cost per hour
Temporary worker cost per hour
Hiring cost per permanent worker
Firing cost per permanent worker
Backorder cost
$25.00
$37.50
$40.00
$2000.00
$1200.00
$500.00](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1f68a444-ae90-401f-99a9-40ca3b1396ba%2F1a72eb28-a9ea-47e0-b71e-733f3231a6ee%2Fo59i8nu.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Draper Tax Company Problem Data
Cost data
Regular-time labor cost per hour
Overtime labor cost per hour
Temporary worker cost per hour
Hiring cost per permanent worker
Firing cost per permanent worker
Backorder cost
$25.00
$37.50
$40.00
$2000.00
$1200.00
$500.00
![Capacity data
Beginning workforce
Labor standard per service
Regular-time hours per period
Overtime hours per period
12 employees
12 hours
40 hours
8 hours
Demand Data
Week 1
48 clients
Week 4
40 clients
Week 2
36 clients
Week 5
38 clients
Week 3
50 clients
Week 6
48 clients](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1f68a444-ae90-401f-99a9-40ca3b1396ba%2F1a72eb28-a9ea-47e0-b71e-733f3231a6ee%2Fq0rb1n_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Capacity data
Beginning workforce
Labor standard per service
Regular-time hours per period
Overtime hours per period
12 employees
12 hours
40 hours
8 hours
Demand Data
Week 1
48 clients
Week 4
40 clients
Week 2
36 clients
Week 5
38 clients
Week 3
50 clients
Week 6
48 clients
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