In: Operations Management
| Beginning Workers | 15 | ||
| Beginning inventory = | 50 | ||
| Productive hours/worker/day = | 7 | ||
| Units per worker per month | 40 | ||
| Paid hours/worker/day = | 8 | ||
| Working days in month | 20 | ||
| Materials = | $1,800 | 
| Holding costs = | $550 | 
| Marginal cost of backorder = | $800 | 
| Hiring and training cost = | $500 | 
| Layoff costs = | $800 | 
| Straight time labor cost/hr. | $30 | 
| Chase Strategy | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | 
| Demand | 575 | 715 | 675 | 985 | 1,125 | 575 | 
| Beginning Inv. | 50 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 
| Net Requirements | 525 | 680 | 675 | 980 | 1,105 | 560 | 
| Beginning Workers | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 
| Hired | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 
| Fired | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 
| Req. Workers | 14 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 
| Production | 560 | 680 | 680 | 1,000 | 1,120 | 560 | 
| Ending Inventory | 35 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 
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| Labor Cost | 
What is the total backorder cost?
Group of answer choices
1. Less than 0
2. Equal to 0
3. Greater than 0
In the given plan, Ending inventory of each period is positive, which means there is no backorder. Therefore,
Total backorder cost = Total backorder quantity * Marginal cost of backorder
= 0*800
= $ 0
ANSWER: 2. Equal to 0
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