time available for the month. What combination of printers should be produced to maximize profits?

7. Nowjuice, Inc., produces Shakewell fruit juice. A planner has developed an aggregate forecast for demand (in cases) for the next six months. Month May Jun Jul Forecast 4,000 4,800 5,600 Aug Sep 7,200 Oct 6,400 5,000 Use the following information to develop aggregate plans. Regular production cost Regular production capacity Overtime production cost Subcontracting cost Holding cost Beginning inventory $10 per case 5,000 cases $16 per case $20 per case $1 per case per month 0 Develop an aggregate plan using each of the following guidelines and compute the total cost for each plan. Which plan has the lowest total cost? a. Use level production. Supplement using overtime as needed. b. Use a combination of overtime (500 cases per period maximum), inventory, and subcontracting (500 cases per period maximum) to handle variations in demand. c. Use overtime up to 750 cases per period and inventory to handle variations in demand.

Assume an initial starting Ft of 200 units, a trend (Tt ) of 8 units, an alpha of 0.30, and a delta of 0.40. If actual demand turned out to be 288, calculate the forecast including trend for the next period.

What is the total cost for these services ?