MGMT 3100: Production 201 Quiz: Quiz 8 Time Remaining: 00:49:48 Submit Quiz This
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MGMT 3100: Production 201 Quiz: Quiz 8 Time Remaining: 00:49:48 Submit Quiz This Question: 3 pts 2 of 10 (8 complete) This Quiz: 15 pts possible Question Help A Juarez, Mexico, manufacturer of roofing supplies has developed monthly forecasts for a family of products. Data for the 6-month period January to June are presented in the table below. There are 8 hours of production per day. This exercise only contains part a. a) The firm would like to begin development of an aggregate plan. For this plan, plan 5, the firm wishes to maintain a constant workforce of 6, using subcontracting to meet remaining demand. Evaluate this plan. To determine whether this plan is desirable, first calculate demand per day for each month (enter your responses roundod to the nearest whole number). Table 1 Other data Avg Dem Per Production Dad Prod. Day Inventory carrying cost 8 per unit per month Month Days Forecast 900 700 800 1,200 1,500 1,100 Subcontracting cost per unit $12 per unit Average pay rate Overtime pay Rate 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June $5 per hour ($40 per day) $7 per hour (above 8 hrs per day) 1.6 hrs per unit 18 21 Labor-hours per unit Cost of increasing daily 300 per unit production rate (hiring & training) Cost of decreasing daily $600 per unit 20 rate The production rate per day units. (Enter your response as a whole number,) Fill in the table below. (Enter your responses as whole numbers) Regular Subcontract Month Demand Production nits 1 January 900 2 February 700 Enter your answer in each of the answer boxes.Explanation / Answer
Month Production Days Demand Avg Dem. Per Prod. Day January 22 900 40.90909091 February 18 700 38.88888889 March 21 800 38.0952381 April 21 1200 57.14285714 May 22 1500 68.18181818 June 20 1100 55 Total Days: 124 Total Demand=6200
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