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		59,000	46,800	45,000	46,100	55,800	62,600
Regular production
Overtime production
Subcontract production
Ending inventory	14,100
Hired employees
Fired employees
Total employees	493

Cost variables are as follows:

Cost Variables
Labor cost/hour	$16
Overtime cost/ton	$32
Subcontracting cost/ton	$27
Holding cost/ton/month	$7
Hiring cost/employee	$2,700
Firing cost/employee	$5,300

Here is some additional relevant (capacity) information:

Capacity Information
Total labor hours/ton	4
Regular production tons/employee/month	100
Max regular production (tons/month)	54,100
Max overtime production (tons/month)	3,600
Max subcontractor production (tons/month)	5,400

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 level production plan? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.)

What is the total overtime production cost for this production plan? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.) Answer: 0 What is the total subcontract cost for this production plan? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.) Answer: 0 What is the total holding cost for this production plan? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total hire cost for this production plan? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.) What is the total fire cost for this production plan? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.) Answer: 0 What is the total cost (sum of all costs) for this production plan? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.)