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Problem 13.11 Question Help Deb Bishop Health and Beauty Products has developed

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Problem 13.11 Question Help 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. Click the icon to view the four-quarter forecast. Click the icon to view the costs relevant to the aggregate plan. Your job is to develop an aggregate plan for the next four quarters. a) Try hiring and layoffs (to meet the forecast) as necessary (enter your responsos as whole numbors) Hiring and Layoff Plan Hire (Units) Layoff (Units) Quarter Forecast Production 1,600 O More Info 1,400 More Info Costs 1,600 units 0 units $45 per unit $11 per unit for every unit held at the end of the quarter S40 per unit $75 per unit S35 per unit $15 extra per unit Not available Previous quarter's output Beginning inventory Stockout cost for backorders Inventory holding cost Quarter Forccast 1,400 1,000 1,600 1,200 Hiring workers Layoff workers Unit cost Overtime Subcontracting PrintDone Enter your answer in the edit fields and then click Check Answer Print Done parts remaining Clear All

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Hiring and layoff plan Quarter Forecast Production Hire Layoff 1600 1 1400 0 0 0 2 1000 800 20 0 3 1600 1600 20 0 4 1200 1200 0 10