A firm produces one product on a produce-to-stock basis and is trying to develop a master production schedule for production. The safety stock level for this product is 30 units and the fixed lot size is 50 units. The beginning inventory is given as 50 units. The demand for this product comes from four different sources and the demand estimates for the next four weeks are given as: 
a.What is the production quantity for week 2?
b.What is the beginning inventory for week 4?
Definitions:
Pretax Profit
The earnings a company generates before taxes are deducted.
Common Stock
A type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation's profits or losses.
Dividend Payments
Cash payments made by a company to its shareholders, usually derived from the company's profits.
Financing Activities
Transactions related to raising capital, repaying investors, and restructuring company debt within a business's cash flow statement.
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