A $$Juarez$,$ Mexico, manufacturer of roofing supplies has developed monthly forecasts for a family of products. Data for the$6-$month period January to June are presented in the table below. There are $8$ hours of production per day.

$$a$)$ The firm would like to begin development of an aggregate plan. For this$$ plan, plan$5,$ the firm wishes to maintain a constant workforce of $6$

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using subcontracting to meet remaining demand. Evaluate this plan.

Part $2$

To determine whether this plan is$$ desirable, first calculate demand per day for each month $($enter your responses rounded to the nearest whole$$ number$).$

Table $1$

Month

Production Days

Demand Forecast

Avg Dem Per Prod. Day

$1$

January

$22$

$800$

$36$

$2$

February

$18$

$650$

$36$

$3$

March

$21$

$850$

$40$

$4$

April

$21$

$1$ comma $100$

$52$

$5$

May

$22$

$1$ comma $200$

$55$

$6$

June

$20$

$1$ comma $250$

$63$