3.1 Bell Inc. needs to develop a production plan for laptop computers. The opening inventory is 100 laptops and the company wants to reduce the inventory to 80 by the end of the planning period. The company wants to keep the production volume constant over the planning period. Backlogs are not allowed. The expected demand for laptops is as follows:
Period 1 2 3 4 5 Total Demand 110 120 130 120 120 600 H ow much should be produced in each period? What is the ending inventory in each period?