Question 9. Consider the information.

Quarterly Demand = 4200, 3200, 4600, 3400, for quarters 1,2,3,4, respectively.

Production Standard = 250 items/quarter

Unit Hiring Cost = $250/FTE

Unit Firing Cost = $350/FTE

Unit Carrying Cost = $4/item/quarter

With a beginning annual inventory of 800 and an ending annual inventory of 860, then which production plan represents a mixed strategy that satisfies all the requirements?

(Note: Satisfying all requirements implies not level, not chase, no negative inventory, and meeting ending inventory objective).

Select One Answer	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4
Production Plan A	3390	4020	4630	3420
Production Plan B	3865	3865	3865	3865
Production Plan C	3880	3880	3820	3820
Production Plan D	4215	3215	4615	3415
Production Plan E	3875	3885	3875	3825
F	None of the above