Product E is a new product and manufactured by the Alpha company itself. This product was introduced to the market in July 2020 and the feedback of the market was very positive. Mary had provided the 2020 historical sale data of product E in the attached file. She wanted Jason to determine the optimal production plan for the first 4 weeks of 2021 for product E. Some information is given here:

2020 last week's output =2,800

Beginning inventory = 0

Inventory holding cost = $40 per unit per week

Hiring employees = $40 per unit

Terminating employee = $80 per unit

Subcontracting cost =$60 per unit

Unit cost on regular time = $30 per unit

Overtime cost = $15 extra per unit

Jason's job is to develop an aggregate plan. The three initial options he wants to evaluate are:

a. Plan A: a chase strategy that hires and fires personnel as necessary to meet the forecast.

b. Plan B: a level strategy.

c. Plan C: a level strategy that produces 2,800 units per week and meets the forecast demand with inventory and subcontracting.

Which strategy Jason should choose to get the lowest expected cost?

Week of 2020	Sales of Product E
1	N/A
2	N/A
3	N/A
4	N/A
5	N/A
6	N/A
7	N/A
8	N/A
9	N/A
10	N/A
11	N/A
12	N/A
13	N/A
14	N/A
15	N/A
16	N/A
17	N/A
18	N/A
19	N/A
20	N/A
21	N/A
22	N/A
23	N/A
24	N/A
25	N/A
26	N/A
27	1544
28	1597
29	1661
30	1703
31	1746
32	1802
33	1850
34	1902
35	1950
36	2003
37	2043
38	2097
39	2160
40	2202
41	2246
42	2295
43	2349
44	2397
45	2450
46	2499
47	2550
48	2603
49	2648
50	2691
51	2754
52	2808