275(00) bolts per month, except for the seventh month, when capacity will be 250(00) bolts.
Normal output has a cost of $40 per hundred bolts. Workers can be assigned to other jobs if
production is less than normal. The beginning inventory is zero bolts.
Month
Forecast
275
1
2
3
250
300
270
1,925
4
5
250
6
7
Total
300
280
1. a. Develop a chase plan that matches the forecast and compute the total cost of
your plan. Overtime is $60 per hundred bolts. (Negative amounts should be
indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0"
wherever required. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
3. Problem 11-9
Wormwood, Ltd., produces a variety of furniture products. The planning committee wants to
prepare an aggregate plan for the next six months using the following information:
MONTH
1
2
3
4
5
6