Deb Bishop Health and Beauty Products has developed a new shampoo and you need to develop its aggregate schedule. The cost accounting department has supplied you the cost relevant to the aggregate plan and the marketing department has provided a? four-quarter forecast.

our job is to develop an aggregate plan for the next four quarters.

?a) Try hiring and layoffs? (to meet the? forecast) as necessary ?(enter your responses as whole? numbers).

The total? cost, including normal time labor? costs, for this level plan is=????

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Which is the more economical plan for Deb Bishop Health and Beauty? Products?????

Hiring and Layoff Plan Hire Layoff Quarter Forecast Production (Units) (Units) 1,600 1,400 1,000 1,700 1,300 The total cost, including normal time labor costs, for this hiring and layoffs plan is s enter your response as a whole numbe b) Try a plan that holds employment steady (level strategy) by producing the average forecast for all four quarters (enter your responses as whole numbers) Level Plan Quarter Forecast Production Ending Shortage Hire Layoff Inventory (Units) Units) Units) 1,600 1 1,400 1,000 3 1,700 4 1,300 The total cost, including normal time labor costs, for this level plan is (enter your response as a whole number Enter your answer in each of the answer boxes Hiring and Layoff Plan Hire Layoff Quarter Forecast Production (Units) (Units) 1,600 1,400 1,000 1,700 1,300 The total cost, including normal time labor costs, for this hiring and layoffs plan is s enter your response as a whole numbe b) Try a plan that holds employment steady (level strategy) by producing the average forecast for all four quarters (enter your responses as whole numbers) Level Plan Quarter Forecast Production Ending Shortage Hire Layoff Inventory (Units) Units) Units) 1,600 1 1,400 1,000 3 1,700 4 1,300 The total cost, including normal time labor costs, for this level plan is (enter your response as a whole number Enter your answer in each of the answer boxes