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for completing the assigned Question # 4 for Assignment 2 for Fall 2023)
a. Develop an operations plan that utilizes a level, or constant, rate of output each quarter
using full-time regular employees only. Ending inventory and back orders for quarter 4 must
be equal to 1200 units. Summarize the plan, its costs, and its consequences
b. Prepare a cumulative chart for your plan in part a of this problem. (refer to page 97 fig.4.4
for guidance)
c. If each shipping container for completed jet skis and snowmobiles requires 25cu.ft. of space,
what is the maximum finished-goods warehouse space you will need next year if the plan in
part b of this problem is adopted. d. If the cost of each completed end item is $750, what is
the maximum amount of capital that will be tied up in finished-goods inventory during the
year?
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