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Jupiter, a large candy company, is having great success with its Swan family of candy bars. Due to a number of factors they like to

Jupiter, a large candy company, is having great success with its "Swan" family of candy bars. Due to a number of factors they like to plan their production at least sixmonths into the future. The table below contains their demand projections (in tons) for April through September:

Supply/Demand Info Beginning Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Predicted sales 2,925 3,425 4,675 4,025 2,150 4,825

Regular production

Overtime production

Subcontract production

Ending inventory 700

Hired employees

Fired employees

Total employees 70

Cost variables are as follows:

Cost Variables

Labor cost/hour $19

Overtime cost/ton $64

Subcontracting cost/ton $55

Holding cost/ton/month $9

Hiring cost/employee $1,000

Firing cost/employee $1,900

Here is someadditional relevant (capacity) information:

Capacity Information

Total labor hours/ton 3

Regular production tons/employee/month 25

Max regular production (tons/month) 2,600

Max overtime production (tons/month 1,000

Max subcontractor production (tons/month)2,125

What is thetotalREGULAR production cost(over the six months from April through September) for a chase production plan? (whole number.)


What is thetotal overtime productioncostfor this production plan? (whole number.)


What is thetotal subcontractcostfor this production plan? (whole number.)


What is thetotal holdingcostfor this production plan? (whole number.)


What is thetotal hirecostfor this production plan? (whole number.)


What is thetotal firecostfor this production plan? (whole number.)


What is thetotal cost(sum of all costs) for this production plan? (whole number.)



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