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- Heather Adams, production manager for a Colorado exercise equipment manufacturer, needs to schedule an order for 50 UltimaSteppers, which are to be shipped in week 10. Subscripts indicate quantity required for each parent. Assume lot-for-lot ordering. Item Lead Time On-Hand Inventory Components Stepper 2 10 A(2), B(2), C(1) A 1 10 D(1), F(2) B 2 20 E(1), F(3) C 3 10 D(2), E(3) D 2 15 E 2 5 F 2 20 c) Develop a net material requirements plan for F (enter your responses as whole numbers). Week Lead Time Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (weeks) F Gross req enter your response here enter your response here 2 On hand enter your response here enter your response here Net req enter your response here enter your response here Order…arrow_forwardBhatti Company produces plastic photo frames. Two departments, molding and finishing, are involved in the manufacturing. The molding department fills the molds with hot liquid plastic that is left to cool and then opens them. The finishing department removes the plastic frame from the mold and strips the edges of the frames of extra plastic. The following information is available for the month of January: January 1 Quantity (pounds) January 31 Quantity (pounds) Work-in-Process Inventory Cost Cost Molding department Finishing department None None 5,000 $ 15,000 2,000 The WIP Inventory in the finishing department is estimated to be 40% complete for conversion both at the beginning and end of January. Costs of production for January follow: Direct Costs of Production Materials Conversion Molding department Finishing department $ 450,000 $ 90,000 80,290 The molding department started 50,000 pounds of product in January. The firm uses the FIFO method of process costing. Required: 1. Prepare…arrow_forwardHeather Adams, production manager for a Colorado exercise equipment manufacturer, needs to schedule an order for 50 UltimaSteppers, which are to be shipped in week 8. Subscripts indicate quantity required for each parent. Assume lot-for-lot ordering. Item Lead Time On-Hand Inventory Components Stepper 2 20 A(2), B(2), C(2) A 1 10 D(1), F(2) B 2 20 E(2), F(3) C 2 10 D(2), E(1) D 1 15 E 2 5 F 2 20 c) Develop a net material requirements plan for F (enter your responses as whole numbers). Week Lead Time Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (weeks) F Gross req 2 On hand Net req enter your response here enter your response here Order receipt enter your response here enter your…arrow_forward
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