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 costs relevant to the aggregate plan, and the marketing department has provided a four-quarter forecast. All are shown as follows:

Quarter	Forecast
1	1,400
2	1,200
3	1,500
4	1,300

Costs:

Previous Quarters Output	1,500 units
Beginning Inventory	100 units
Stock-out	$50 per unit
Inventory Holding Costs	$10 per unit
Hiring Workers	$40 per unit
Layoff Workers	$80 per unit
Unit Cost	$30 per unit
Overtime Cost	$15 extra per unit ($45)
Subcontracting	$60 per unit

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

1. Plan A - Hire or fire to produce the prior quarter's demand. What is the cost of this plan? $ [ Select ] ["220,500", "215,900", "214,000", "178,000"]

2. Plan B - Adopt a level strategy where one holds the employment steady to produce an average demand. What is the cost of this plan? $ [ Select ] ["195,600", "178,000", "212,225", "169,500"]

3. Plan C - Utilize a mixed strategy, first produce at a level production rate of 900 per quarter, then utilizing overtime with a cap of 200 units, then subcontracting. What is the cost of this plan? $ [ Select ] ["250,000", "246,000", "151,900", "257,300"]

4. Which is the more economical plan for Deb Bishop Health and Beauty Products? [ Select ] ["Plan C", "Plan B", "Plan A"]