Given the following production plan, use a chase production strategy to compute the monthly production, ending inventory/(backlog), net requirements and required workforce levels. A worker can produce 100 units per month. Assume that the beginning inventory in January is 2200 units, and the firm desires to have 1000 units of inventory at the end of December. Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Demand 15,400 13,250 9,000 9,700 14,650 16,000 22,400 23,100 19,050 17,400 14,000 12,300 What month requires the most workers

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Answer:

The month with the higher of workers required is August.

Explanation:

To calculate the number of workers required, we need to use the following formula:

Number of workers= (production + desired ending inventory - beginning inventory) / 100

Jan= (15,400 + 1,000 - 2,200) / 100= 142

Feb= (13,250 + 1,000 - 1,000) / 100= 133

Mar= 9,000 / 100= 90

Apr= 9,700 / 100= 97

May= 14,650 / 100= 147

June= 16,000 / 100= 160

July= 22,400 / 100= 224

August= 23,100 / 100= 231

Sept= 19,050 / 100= 191

Oct= 17,400 / 100= 174

Nov= 14,000 / 100= 140

Dic= 12,300 / 100= 123

The month with the higher of workers required is August.