Fairview Industries Is Preparing Its Aggregate Plan for the Second

Essay

Fairview Industries is preparing its aggregate plan for the second half of the year. The table below contains monthly demand estimates and working days per month. Complete the table by computing total demand, demand per day (for each month), and the average requirement (in units per day) over the six-month planning horizon. Prepare a graph of forecast demand and level production, by months, for the planning period. Label your graph carefully.
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Month } & \underline { \underline { \text { Expected } } } & \underline { \text { Production } } & \underline { \text { Demand per } } \\\hline \text { Tuly } & 18,000 & \underline { \text { Days } } & \text { Day } \\\hline \text { August } & 21,000 & 23 & \\\hline \text { September } & 17,500 & 21 & \\\hline \text { October } & 12,500 & 21 & \\\hline \text { November } & 12,000 & 20 & \\\hline \text { December } & \underline { 13,500 } & \underline { 21 } & \\\hline \text { TOTAL } & & & \\\hline\end{array}$$