Golden Eagle Machine Works Has the Following Demand Requirements and Other

question 56

Essay

Golden Eagle Machine Works has the following demand requirements and other data for the upcoming four quarters.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline\text { Quarter}& \text { Demand }& \text { Previous quarter's output } & 2500 \text { units } \\\hline 1&2300&\text { Beginning inventory } &20 0 \text { units } \\\hline2&2400&\text { Stockout cost } & \$ 50 \text { per unit } \\\hline3&2600 &\text { Iniventory holding cost } & \$ 10 \text { per unit at end of quarter } \\\hline4&2100 &\text { Hiring workers } & \$4 \text { per unit } \\\hline &&\text { Laying off workers } & \$ 8 \text { per unit } \\\hline&& \text { Laying off workers}& \$8 \text { per unit } \\\hline&& \text {Unit cost} & \$ 30 \text { per unit }\\\hline\end{array}$



What is the total cost of pursuing a chase aggregate plan over the coming year?

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