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value: 4.00 points Nowjuice, Inc., produces Shakewell® fruit juice. A planner ha

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Nowjuice, Inc., produces Shakewell® fruit juice. A planner has developed an aggregate forecast for demand (in cases) for the next six months.



Use the following information to develop aggregate plans.



Develop an aggregate plan using each of the following guidelines and compute the total cost for each plan.


Use level production. Supplement using overtime as needed. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)



Use a combination of overtime (500 cases per period maximum), inventory, and subcontracting (500 cases per period maximum) to handle variations in demand. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)



Use overtime up to 750 cases per period and inventory to handle variations in demand. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)



Which plan has the lowest total cost?

Nowjuice, Inc., produces Shakewell® fruit juice. A planner has developed an aggregate forecast for demand (in cases) for the next six months.

Explanation / Answer

1. a

Period

                  May

                  Jun

                  Jul

                  Aug

                  Sep

                Oct

               Total

  Forecast

4,000

4,800

5,600

7,200

6,400

5,000

33,000

  Output

  

    Regular

5000

5000

5000

5000

5000

5000

30000

    Overtime

0

0

0

1,600

1,400

0

3000

  Output - Forecast

5,000

5,000

5,000

6,600

6,400

5,000

33000

  Inventory

  

    Beginning

0

1,000

1,200

600

0

0

2800

  Ending

1,000

1,200

600

0

0

0

2800

    Average

500

1100

900

300

0

0

2800

  Backlog

  

  

  Costs:

  

    Regular

50000

50000

50000

50000

50000

50000

300000

    Overtime

0

0

0

25600

22400

0

48000

  Inventory

1000

1200

600

0

0

0

2800

  Back orders

  

  Total

51000

51200

50600

75600

72400

50000

350800

  

1.b.

Period

                  May

                  Jun

                  Jul

                Aug

                Sep

                Oct

              Total

  Forecast

4,000

4,800

5,600

7,200

6,400

5,000

33,000

  Output

  

    Regular

5000

5000

5000

5000

5000

5000

30000

    Overtime

0

500

500

500

0

0

1500

  Subcontract

0

500

500

500

0

0

1500

  Output - Forecast

  

  Inventory

  

    Beginning

0

1,000

2,200

2,600

1,400

0

7200

   Ending

1,000

2,200

2,600

1,400

0

0

7200

    Average

500

1,600

2,400

2,000

700

0

7200

  Backlog

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  

  Costs:

  

    Regular

50000

50000

50000

50000

50000

50000

300000

    Overtime

0

8000

8000

8000

0

0

24000

    Subcontract

0

10000

10000

10000

0

0

30000

  Inventory

1,000

2,200

2,600

1,400

0

0

7200

  Back orders

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  

  Total

51000

70200

70600

69400

50000

50000

361200

  

1.c.

Period

                  May

                  Jun

                  Jul

                Aug

                Sep

                Oct

              Total

  Forecast

4,000

4,800

5600

7,200

6,400

5,000

33,000

  Output

  

    Regular

5000

5000

5000

5000

5000

5000

30000

    Overtime

0

750

750

750

750

3000

  Output - Forecast

  

  Inventory

  

    Beginning

0

1,000

1,950

2,100

650

0

5700

    Ending

1,000

1,950

2,100

650

0

0

5700

    Average

500

1,475

2,025

1,375

325

0

5700

  Backlog

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  

  Costs:

  

    Regular

50000

50000

50000

50000

50000

50000

300000

    Overtime

0

12000

12000

12000

12000

0

48000

  Hire/Lay off

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  Inventory

1,000

1,950

2,100

650

0

0

5700

  Back orders

  

  Total

51000

63950

64100

62650

62000

50000

353700

  

2.

Cost

First

350800

second

361200

Third

353700

first plan has lowest cost

* In every plan regular capacity has been utilised 100%

Period

                  May

                  Jun

                  Jul

                  Aug

                  Sep

                Oct

               Total

  Forecast

4,000

4,800

5,600

7,200

6,400

5,000

33,000

  Output

  

    Regular

5000

5000

5000

5000

5000

5000

30000

    Overtime

0

0

0

1,600

1,400

0

3000

  Output - Forecast

5,000

5,000

5,000

6,600

6,400

5,000

33000

  Inventory

  

    Beginning

0

1,000

1,200

600

0

0

2800

  Ending

1,000

1,200

600

0

0

0

2800

    Average

500

1100

900

300

0

0

2800

  Backlog

  

  

  Costs:

  

    Regular

50000

50000

50000

50000

50000

50000

300000

    Overtime

0

0

0

25600

22400

0

48000

  Inventory

1000

1200

600

0

0

0

2800

  Back orders

  

  Total

51000

51200

50600

75600

72400

50000

350800