The following information relates to a company's aggregate production planning activities:

quarter demand forecast 1 25,000 2 50,000 3 35,000 4 60,000
beginning workforce = 50 workers production per employee = 250 units per quarter
hiring cost = $1000 per worker firing cost = $1,500 per worker
inventory carrying cost = $15 per unit per quarter

if a chase demand strategy is used then the number of workers hired at the start of quarter 2 would be?

John's pizzeria and equilibrium john is selling his pizza for $6 per slice in an area of high demand. however, customers are not buying his pizza. using what you learned about the principles of equilibrium, write three to four sentences about how john could solve his problem.

Doogan corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: standard quantity or hours standard price or rate direct materials 2.0 grams $ 7.00 per gram direct labor 1.6 hours $ 12.00 per hour variable overhead 1.6 hours $ 6.00 per hour the company produced 5,000 units in january using 10,340 grams of direct material and 2,320 direct labor-hours. during the month, the company purchased 10,910 grams of the direct material at $7.30 per gram. the actual direct labor rate was $12.85 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $5.80 per hour. the company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. the direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. the materials quantity variance for january is:

Suppose you manage an upscale restaurant in new york city. would involve writing employee schedules and a list of things to do for the chef and other kitchen staff