Each spring the Northern Forest Management Company needs extra tree fallers. This means that each spring 50 temporary workers are hired for a 12-week period, working 40 hours per week at $11 per hour, and then they are laid off.
Please advise your thoughts on whether there is any advantage to asking 200 of the 500 permanent employees of Northern Forest Management - who make $18 per hour - to work 2 hours of overtime each workday of that 12 weeks, rather than hiring the temporary workers?

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The Answer of Each spring the Northern Forest Management Company needs extra tree fallers. This means that each spring 50 temporary workers are hired for a 12-week period, working 40 hours per week at $11 per hour, and then they are laid off.
Please advise your thoughts on whether there is any advantage to asking 200 of the 500 permanent employees of Northern Forest Management - who make $18 per hour - to work 2 hours of overtime each workday of that 12 weeks, rather than hiring the temporary workers?

Each Spring the Northern Forest Management Company Needs Extra Tree