A Manufacturing Plant Has Created the Following Forecast and Would

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Essay

A manufacturing plant has created the following forecast and would like to apply a graphical aggregate planning method. Complete the table and calculate the difference between Jan.'s forecast demand per working day vs a level production model for the entire period?
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline&&&\text { Demand per Day (to }\\&\text { Expected }&\text {Production}&\text {the nearest whole }\\\text { Month}&\text { Demand }&\text {Days} &\text {unit) }\\\hline \text { Tan. } & 1800 & 22 \\\hline \text { Feb. } & 1400 & 18 \\\hline \text { Mar: } & 1600 & 21\\\hline\end{array}$

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