Managing Operations Across the Supply Chain 1st Edition by Morgan Swink,Steven Melnyk,Bixby Cooper, Janet Hartley

Exercise 9

Dale's Dance Studio currently has three full time instructors who are each paid $2,500 per month.A dance instructor can only work a maximum of 100 hours per month since instruction normally takes place at night.They do receive $2,500 even if they do not work 100 hours however.Part-time instructors can be hired at a cost of $40 per hour.Dale's has forecasted that demand for the next six months will be: Should Dale hire more full-time instructor's or rely on part-time instructors to meet demand?