Problem 13.2A Question Help A Juarez, Mexico, manufacturer of roofing supplies has developed monthly forecasts for a family of products Data for the 6-month period January to June are presented in the table below. There are 8 hours of production per day This exercise only contains part a. a) The firm would like to begin development of an aggregate plan. For this plan, plan 5, the firm wishes to maintain a constant workforce of 6, using subcontracting to meet remaining demand. Evaluate this plan. To determine whether this plan is desirable, first calculate demand per day for each month (enter your responses rounded to the nearest whole number) Month January 2 February 3 March Table 1 Production Demand Days Forecast 300 700 800 1,200 Avg Dem Per Other data Prod. Day Inventory carrying cost $8 per unit per month Subcontracting cost per unit 512 per unit Average pay rate $5 per hour (540 per day) Overtime pay Rate S7 per hour (above 8 hrs per day) Labor hours per unit 16 hrs per unit Cost of increasing daily $300 per unit production rate (hiring & training) Cost of decreasing daily $600 per unit production rate (layoffs) April May 1,500 1,100 6 June Problem 13.2A Question Help A Juarez, Mexico, manufacturer of roofing supplies has developed monthly forecasts for a family of products Data for the 6-month period January to June are presented in the table below. There are 8 hours of production per day This exercise only contains part a. a) The firm would like to begin development of an aggregate plan. For this plan, plan 5, the firm wishes to maintain a constant workforce of 6, using subcontracting to meet remaining demand. Evaluate this plan. To determine whether this plan is desirable, first calculate demand per day for each month (enter your responses rounded to the nearest whole number) Month January 2 February 3 March Table 1 Production Demand Days Forecast 300 700 800 1,200 Avg Dem Per Other data Prod. Day Inventory carrying cost $8 per unit per month Subcontracting cost per unit 512 per unit Average pay rate $5 per hour (540 per day) Overtime pay Rate S7 per hour (above 8 hrs per day) Labor hours per unit 16 hrs per unit Cost of increasing daily $300 per unit production rate (hiring & training) Cost of decreasing daily $600 per unit production rate (layoffs) April May 1,500 1,100 6 June