PP.63 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 six months 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		50,500	64,000	65,000	59,300	53,400	63,200
Regular production
Overtime production
Subcontract production
Ending inventory	7,400
Hired employees
Fired employees
Total employees	541

Cost variables are as follows:

Cost Variables
Labor cost/hour	$19
Overtime cost/ton	$39
Subcontracting cost/ton	$35
Holding cost/ton/month	$7
Hiring cost/employee	$2,500
Firing cost/employee	$4,600

Here is someadditional relevant (capacity) information:

Capacity Information
Total labor hours/ton	2
Regular production tons/employee/month	100
Max regular production (tons/month)	61,500
Max overtime production (tons/month)	4,800
Max subcontractor production (tons/month)	4,400

Given the above information (and don't overlook beginning number of employees and inventory levels in the first table), create a LEVEL production plan with only the use of regular production and no inventory left over at the end of the six-month period. What is the regular production cost(over the six months from April through September) for a levelproduction plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total overtime productioncost for this production plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total subcontractcost for this production plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total holdingcost for this production plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total hirecost for this production plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total firecost for this production plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total cost(sum of all costs) for this production plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.) PP.71A small manufacturer of specialty welding equipment has developed a combinationproduction plan for the next four quarters, as seen below:

Supply/Demand Info	Pre-Q1	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Forecast (demand)		5,000	5,500	5,800	6,200
Regular production		5,000	5,400	5,400	5,400
Subcontract production			300	500	500
Ending inventory			200	300
Hired employees		3	4
Fired employees
Total employees	47	50	54	54	54

The table below shows additional relevant information:

CapacityInformation & Cost Variables
Production rate (units/employee/quarter)	100
Subcontractor capacity (units/quarter)	520
Regular production cost/unit	$80
Holding cost/unit/quarter	$11
Hiring cost/employee	$940
Firing cost/employee	$2,850
Subcontract cost/unit	$125

What is the overall total cost for this production plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total subcontract cost for this production plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total holdingcost for this production plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total hirecost for this production plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total firecost for this production plan? (Displayyour answer to the nearest whole number.)