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A Paint Company Has the Following Aggregate Demand Requirements and Cost

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A paint company has the following aggregate demand requirements and cost data for the upcoming year by quarter.
Table 2
 QUARTER  FORECAST DEMAND  (UNITS)  11,20021,50031,90041,000 TOTAL: 5,600\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { QUARTER } & \begin{array} { l } \text { FORECAST DEMAND } \\\text { (UNITS) }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 1,200 \\\hline 2 & 1,500 \\\hline 3 & 1,900 \\\hline 4 & 1,000 \\\hline \text { TOTAL: } & 5,600 \\\hline\end{array}  Previous quarter’s production: 900 units  Beginning inventory: 0 Backorder costs: $60/ unit  Inventory-holding cost  (on ending inventory) : $12/ unit/quarter  Hiring employees: $30/ unit increase  Firing employees: $70/ unit decrease  Unit cost: $45/ unit  Overtime cost: $67.50/ unit \begin{array}{ll}\text { Previous quarter's production: } & 900 \text { units } \\\hline \text { Beginning inventory: } & 0 \\\hline \text { Backorder costs: } & \$ 60 / \text { unit } \\\hline\text { Inventory-holding cost }\\\text { (on ending inventory) : } & \$ 12 / \text { unit/quarter } \\\hline \text { Hiring employees: } & \$ 30 / \text { unit increase } \\\hline \text { Firing employees: } & \$ 70 / \text { unit decrease } \\\hline\text { Unit cost: } & \$ 45 / \text { unit } \\\hline \text { Overtime cost: } & \$ 67.50 / \text { unit }\\\end{array} ____________________________________________________________________
-Using the data in Table 2 and assuming the level strategy, determine the change in production costs for the year.


A) $0 (none)
B) $35,000
C) $15,000
D) $27,600

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