Question 6, Problem 9 Part 2 of 3 HW Score: 37.64%, 3.01 of 8 points Points: 0.11 of 1 Climate Control, Inc., makes expedition-quality rain gear for outdoor enthusiasts. Management prepared a forecast of sales in suits) for next year and now must prepare a production plan. The company has traditionally maintained a level workforce strategy. All eight workers are treated like family and have been employed by the company for a number of years. Each employee can produce 2,200 suits per month. At present, finished goods inventory holds 23,900 suits. The demand forecast follows: 5 6 Month 2 3 Demand 24,000 16,000 14,000 19,000 Month 7 Demand 32,000 28,500 26,000 22.000 Month 9 10 11 12 Demand 14,000 15,500 20,000 6,500 a. Management is willing to authorize overtime in periods for which regular production and current levels of anticipation inventory do not satisfy demand. However, overtime must be strictly limited to no more than 20 percent of regular time capacity. Management wants to avoid stockouts and backorders and is not willing to accept a plan that calls for shortages. Assuming that overtime is only used in periods for which shortages would occur, it is not feasible to hold the workforce constant because (choose the correct answer below and fill in the free response boxes in your choice if appropriate): A overtime is first required in month and after utilizing all regular and overtime production capacity, there is a shortage in that month of 480 suits. (Enter your responses as positive whole numbers.) 3. after utilizing all regular and overtime production capacity, there are never any shortages b. Assume that management is not willing to authorize any overtime. Instead, management is willing to negotiate with customers so that backorders may be used as a supply option. However, management is not willing to carry more than 5,900 suits from one month to the next in backorder Assuming that a maximum backorder of 5,900 suits may be maintained from month to month, it feasible to hold the workforce constant because (choose the correct answer below and fill in the free response boxes in your choice if appropriate): Get more help Clear all ackord Is not wil percent of regular time capacity. Management wants to avoid stockouts and accept a plan that calls for shortages. Assuming that overtime is only used in periods for which shortages would pocur, it is not feasible to hold the workforce constant because (choose the correct answer below and fill in the free response boxes in your choice if appropriate): A. overtime is first required in month and, after utilizing all regular and overtime production capacity, there is a shortage in that month of 480 suits. (Enter your responses as positive whole numbers.) OB. after utilizing all regular and overtime production capacity, there are never any shortages. b. Assume that management is not willing to authorize any overtime. Instead, management is willing to negotiate with customers so that backorders may be used as a supply option. However, management is not willing to carry more than 5,900 suits from one month to the next in backorder. Assuming that a maximum backorder of 5,900 suits may be maintained from month to month, it feasible to hold the workforce constant because (choose the correct answer below and fill in the free response boxes in your choice if appropriats): O A. the maximum allowed backorder of 5,900 suits is first exceeded in month when there is a backorder of suits. (Enter your responses as positive whole numbers.) B. backorders never exceed the maximum allowed backorder of 5,900 suits Get more help Clear all Check answer Ma

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