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1. Orange Inc., is a manufacturer of computer keyboards. Requirements over a typical six-month period are as follows; (Questions 1,2,3) Month January February March April May June Forecasted Demand 200 300 400 400 200 300 Cost and other Information Inventory holding cost Back ordering cost Wages Hiring cost Lay off cost Production rate Beginning Number of employees $1/unit/month $2/unit/ month $1000/worker/ employee $400/worker $250/worker 100/worker/ month 4 in the beginning of January If a Chase strategy is applied, what is the total cost of the production plan, including the cost of regular wages, hiring and layoffs? Use the following Table as a reference to calculate the total cost for this plan. Month January February March April May June Forecasted Demand 200 300 400 400 200 300 Produce Number of Employees Needed Number of employees hired Number of employees laid off Group of answer choices 21,600 21,200 20,200 18,650 18,000 18,250 2. Orange Inc., is a manufacturer of computer keyboards. Requirements over a typical six-month period are as follows; (Questions 1,2,3) Month January February March April May June Forecasted Demand 200 300 400 400 200 300 Cost and other Information Inventory holding cost Back ordering cost Wages Hiring cost Lay off cost Production rate Beginning Number of employees $1/unit/month $2/unit/ month $1000/worker/ employee $400/worker $250/worker 100/worker/ month 4 in the beginning of January What would be the production rate per month for a level strategy? Group of answer choices 400 300 200 250 350 3. Orange Inc., is a manufacturer of computer keyboards. Requirements over a typical six-month period are as follows; (Questions 1,2,3) Month January February March April May June Forecasted Demand 200 300 400 400 200 300 Cost and other Information Inventory holding cost Back ordering cost Wages Hiring cost Lay off cost Production rate Beginning Number of employees $1/unit/month $2/unit/ month $1000/worker/ employee $400/worker $250/worker 100/worker/ month 4 in the beginning of January If a level strategy is applied, what is the total cost of the production plan, including the cost of regular wages, hiring and layoffs, inventory holding and back ordering? Month January February March April May June Forecasted Demand 200 300 400 400 200 300 Produce Inventory Number of Employees Needed Number of employees hired Number of employees laid off Group of answer choices 18,650 21,600 18,250 21,200 18,000 20,200



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