Demand for Quiggly Pops (QP) follows an up and down pattern over the four quarters of a year, with peaks in the spring and winter months when special promotions are held Quarter Demand Forecast Beginning workforce = 40 workers 1 70,000 Production per employee - 1,250 units per quarter 2 100,000 Hiring cost = 5500 per worker 3 50,000 Firing cost-$500 per worker 4 150,000 Inventory Clarying cost = S1 per unit per quarter Total 370,000 Regular production cost $10 per unit Production is handled by a highly skilled local workforce during a regular 40-hour work (teovertime and subcontracting are NOT used). The company likes to rero out its inventory at the end of a year so that it can start frosh each January What is the total cost for the level strategy? QU Demand Forecast Level Strategy (Beginning workforce - 40 worker) Regular W Workers Inventory Production Hired Necessary Fired 1 70.000 2 100,000 3 50,000 4 150,000 Cost