A Company Is Interested in Developing a Quarterly Aggregate Production

question 20

Essay

A company is interested in developing a quarterly aggregate production plan but they aren't sure if level capacity or matching demand would be better.They have the following information available regarding their production operation:
Number of working days per quarter = 65 days
Number of hours per day per person = 8 hours
Labor standard to produce one unit = 3 hours
Demand for four quarters respectively:
40,000, 42,000, 41,000, and 44,000 units
a.Using a level capacity plan, how many workers would be needed each quarter?
b.For a level capacity plan, what is the beginning inventory in quarter 2?
c.Using a level capacity plan, in how many quarters are the machine requirements over capacity?
d.Using a matching demand plan, how many workers are needed for quarter 1?
e.How many additional workers are needed in quarter 2 under a matching demand plan?

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The state of being aware of and able to think about oneself, one’s surroundings, and one’s thoughts and feelings.

Chemoreception

The biological process by which organisms detect chemical stimuli in their environment.