The Company employs workers who lay cables. The company prides itself on good service and strives to complete all services orders with the planning period. Planning Period 1 2 3 4 5 Demand (HOURS) 21,000 18,000 30,000 12,000 24,000 Each worker puts in 600 Hours of regular time per planning period and can work as much as additional 100 Hours of overtime per period. The company pays regular time wages of $6000 per employee per period for any time worked up to 600 Hours per period. The overtime pay rate is $15 per Hour per employee. Hiring and Training costs are $8000 per employee. Layoffs (Firing) are $2000 per employee. Currently 40 Full Time workers work in this capacity. Prepare the Level Strategy Costing for the above requirements

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The Company employs workers who lay cables. The company prides itself on good service and strives to complete all services orders with the planning period.

Planning Period

1

2

3

4

5

Demand (HOURS)

21,000

18,000

30,000

12,000

24,000

Each worker puts in 600 Hours of regular time per planning period and can work as much as additional 100 Hours of overtime per period. The company pays regular time wages of $6000 per employee per period for any time worked up to 600 Hours per period. The overtime pay rate is $15 per Hour per employee. Hiring and Training costs are $8000 per employee. Layoffs (Firing) are $2000 per employee. Currently 40 Full Time workers work in this capacity. Prepare the Level Strategy Costing for the above requirements

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