Table 10.3 A Large Distribution Center Uses Some Part-Time Employees in Its

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Multiple Choice

Table 10.3
A large distribution center uses some part-time employees in its workforce. Each part-time employee works a maximum of 80 hours per month. The workforce requirements (expressed as the number of part-time employees working the maximum regular time of 80 hours per month) are given in the following table for the next six periods.

The relevant costs are:
Wages = $350/month/worker
Hiring cost = $100/worker
Layoff cost = $50/worker
Overtime cost = 150% of regular-time rate
The current workforce level is 60, and overtime cannot exceed 25% of regular-time capacity.
Use the spreadsheet approach to answer the following questions.
-Use the information in Table 10.3. Use a level strategy with overtime and undertime. Minimize undertime by maximizing overtime during the peak period. If the firm does not pay undertime, what is the total cost of the staffing plan including the cost of regular wages, hiring, and layoffs?

• A) less than or equal to $158,000
• B) greater than $158,000 but less than or equal to $160,000
• C) greater than $160,000 but less than or equal to $162,000
• D) greater than $162,000

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Definitions:

Transfer Payments

Government payments made to individuals or groups without requiring the recipients to provide goods or services in return, such as welfare benefits or social security.

Gross Domestic Product

The total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period, serving as a broad measure of overall domestic production.

National Income Account

A set of accounts that provides detailed information about a country’s economic activity, such as GDP, GNP, and national income.

GDP Deflator

An economic metric that converts output measured at current prices into constant-dollar GDP, used to adjust for inflation.