Leo's AP Case Information. Assume your team is advising the Operations Manager at Leo's. Review the following info from Leo's Confectionery and address the questions following the case. Your deliverable is a memo directed to the Operations Manager at Leo's. Leo's Confectionery has recently experienced explosive demand growth for the Leo's product line. The Marketing/Sales department has provided the following demand forecast for the upcoming 6 months. Leo's is considering three AP strategies to meet the forecasted demand over the six month planning horizon. The monthly demand forecast is below: Month Monthly Demand Production days 1 15,000 22 2 16,200 23 3 17,500 22 4 18,500 22 5 19,500 23 6 20,500 22 Cost and Production Info: Inventory Carrying Cost-per unit/month $ 0.50 Regular Pay/hour--8 hours daily $18.00 Regular hours/day/employee 8 Contract Manufacturing--cost/hour $30.00 Employee and Contract Manufacturing Productivity--units/hour 20 Leo's has no beginning inventory for the first month of the planning horizon