Consuelo Chua, Inc., is a Columbian disk drive manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for July through December. The company has gathered the following data. There are 8 hours of production per day. Holding cost Subcontracting Regular-time labor Overtime labor Hiring cost Layoff cost Costs $8/disk drive/Month $80/disk drive $12/hour $18/hour (above 8 hours) Month $40/worker $80/worker What will each of the two following strategies cost? a) Vary the workforce so that production approximates demand. Chua had eight workers on board in June. (Enter all responses as whole numbers). 0 June 1 July 2 August 3 September 4 October 5 November 6 December Fill in the table below. (Enter all responses as whole numbers. In the hire/layoff column, use positive numbers for hires-plus signs omitted; negative numbers for layoffs.) Demand" 400 500 Other Data Current workforce (June) 8 people Labor-hours/disk drive 4 hours Workdays/month 550 700 800 700 20 days Beginning Inventory 150 disk drives* 0 disk drives Ending Inventory *Note that there is no holding cost for June. Beginning Inventory 150 Plan A Personnel on Staff** 8 Units Produced Hire / Layoff

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Consuelo Chua, Inc., is a Columbian disk drive manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for July through
December. The company has gathered the following data. There are 8 hours of production per day.
Holding cost
Subcontracting
Regular-time labor
Overtime labor
Hiring cost
Layoff cost
Costs
$8/disk drive/Month
$80/disk drive
Month
$12/hour
$18/hour (above 8 hours)
$40/worker
$80/worker
0 June
1 July
2 August
3 September
4 October
5 November
6 Doramhar
What will each of the two following strategies cost?
a) Vary the workforce so that production approximates demand. Chua had eight workers on board in June. (Enter
all responses as whole numbers).
Demand*
Fill in the table below. (Enter all responses as whole numbers. In the hire/layoff column, use positive numbers for
hires-plus signs omitted; negative numbers for layoffs.)
400
500
550
700
800
700
Current workforce (June)
Labor-hours/disk drive
Workdays/month
Beginning
Inventory
150
Other Data
20 days
Beginning Inventory
150 disk drives*
Ending Inventory
0 disk drives
*Note that there is no holding cost for June.
Plan A
8 people
4 hours
Personnel
on Staff**
8
Units
Produced
Hire /
Layoff
Transcribed Image Text:Consuelo Chua, Inc., is a Columbian disk drive manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for July through December. The company has gathered the following data. There are 8 hours of production per day. Holding cost Subcontracting Regular-time labor Overtime labor Hiring cost Layoff cost Costs $8/disk drive/Month $80/disk drive Month $12/hour $18/hour (above 8 hours) $40/worker $80/worker 0 June 1 July 2 August 3 September 4 October 5 November 6 Doramhar What will each of the two following strategies cost? a) Vary the workforce so that production approximates demand. Chua had eight workers on board in June. (Enter all responses as whole numbers). Demand* Fill in the table below. (Enter all responses as whole numbers. In the hire/layoff column, use positive numbers for hires-plus signs omitted; negative numbers for layoffs.) 400 500 550 700 800 700 Current workforce (June) Labor-hours/disk drive Workdays/month Beginning Inventory 150 Other Data 20 days Beginning Inventory 150 disk drives* Ending Inventory 0 disk drives *Note that there is no holding cost for June. Plan A 8 people 4 hours Personnel on Staff** 8 Units Produced Hire / Layoff
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