1.Describe the overall frameworks for resource planning in both goods-producing and service-providing organizations. 2.Explain options for aggregate planning 3.Explain the three basic strategies for aggregate planning.

discuss.. what are the key inputs to aggregate planning?

Baxter Corporation’s master budget calls for the production of 5,000 units per month and $144,000indirect labor costs for the year. Baxter considers indirect labor as a component of variable factoryoverhead cost. During April, the company produced 4,500 units and incurred indirect labor costsof $10,100. What amount (rounded to the nearest whole dollar) would be reported in April as aflexible-budget variance for indirect labor? Is this variance favorable (F) or unfavorable (U)?

Sultan Company uses an activity-based costing system. At the beginning of the year, the company made the following estimates of cost and activity for its five activity cost pools: Activity Cost Pool Labor-related Purchase orders Parts management Board etching General factory Activity Measure Direct labor-hours Expected Overhead Cost $ 158,800 Number of orders $ 11,605 Number of part types $ 90,470 Number of boards Machine-hours $ 99,000 $ 139,300 Expected Activity 39,700 DLHS 211 orders 109 part types 1,980 boards 19,900 MHs Required: 1. Compute the activity rate for each of the activity cost pools. 2. The expected activity for the year was distributed among the company's four products as follows: Expected Activity Activity Cost Pool Product A Product B Product C Product D Labor-related (DLHS) Purchase orders (orders) 6,700 43 23,100 36 4,200 39 5,700 93 Parts management (part types) 24 19 50 16 Board etching (boards) 590 740 650 0 General factory (MHS) 3,700 8,200 2,900 5,100 Using…