The demand information is given below
Month
Demand
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2,200
3,300
5,400
6,500
6,500
2,200
A worker can produce 25 units per month. Assume that the beginning inventory in January is 500 units, and the firm desires to have 200 units of inventory at the end of June.
a. Use a chase production strategy to compute the monthly production, ending inventory(backlog) and workforce levels. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Use a minus
sign to enter a negative value, if any. If your answer is zero, enter "0".
Month
Demand
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2,200
3,300
5,400
6,500
6,500
2,200
Production
2,700
Ending inventory
500
1,500
Workforce
60
b. Use a level production strategy to compute the monthly production, ending inventory(backlog) and workforce levels. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Use a minus sign
to enter a negative value, if any. If your answer is zero, enter "0".
Month
Jan
Demand
2,200
3,300
Mar
5,400
Apr
6,500
May
6,500
Jun
2,200
Production
Ending inventory
500
Workforce