The Barberton Municipal division of Road Maintenance is charged with road repair in the city of Barberton and the surrounding area. Cindy Kramer, road maintenance director, must submit a staffing plan for the next year based on a set schedule for repairs and on the city budget. Kramer estimates that the labor hours required for the next four quarters are 7,000 12,000, 19,000 and 9,500 respectively. Each of the 11 workers on the workforce can contribute 500 hours per quarter Payroll costs are $6,000 in wages per worker for regular time worked up to 500 hours with an overtime pay rate of $17 for each overtime hour. Overtime is limited to 20 percent of the regular-time capacity in any quarter. Although unused overtime capacity has no cost, unused regular time is paid at $12 per hour. The cost of hiring a worker is $3500 and the cost of laying off a worker is $ 1000 Subcontracting is not permitted. (Hint: When calculating the number of workers, make sure to round up to the next whole number before proceeding with any further calculations.)

a. Find a level workforce plan that relies just on overtime and the minimum amount of undertime possible. Overtime can be used to its limits in any quarter. What is the total cost of the plan? $______ (Enter your response as an integer.)

How many undertime hours does it call for? _______ hours. (Enter your response as an integer.)

b. Use a chase strategy that varies the workforce level without using overtime or undertime. What is the total cost of this plan? $______(Enter your response as an integer.)

c. Consider the following proposed plan, for a different demand schedule, that combines the strategy of hiring, layoffs, and utilizing overtime. Payroll costs are $6,000 in wages per worker for regular time worked, with an overtime pay rate of $17 for each overtime hour. The cost of hiring a worker is $3,500 and the cost of laying off a worker is $1000

The total cost for this plan would be $_____(Enter your response as an integer.)

Overtime (hours) Quarter Workforce Hires Layoffs Demand (hours) 6,000 12,000 19,000 9,000 12 24 12 31 3,500 18 13 Total 85 20 13 3,500 Overtime (hours) Quarter Workforce Hires Layoffs Demand (hours) 6,000 12,000 19,000 9,000 12 24 12 31 3,500 18 13 Total 85 20 13 3,500