Consider the Estimated Aggregate Demand for a Company's Ski Product

Multiple Choice

Consider the estimated aggregate demand for a company's ski product line for the upcoming year in the following table.Calculate the additional number of workers required to meet the production level for the month of January using the chase production strategy.The average number of hours required to produce a pair of skis is 8 hours,and the number of worker hours per month is 160.The current workforce is 100.The beginning inventory for January is zero. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Month } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Demand } \\\text { (in pairs } \\\text { of unit) }\end{array} & \text { Month } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Demand } \\\text { (in pairs } \\\text { of units) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { J an } & 8,000 & \text { J uly } & 1,000 \\\hline \text { Feb } & 7,000 & \text { Aug } & 1,300 \\\hline \text { Mar } & 5,000 & \text { Sept } & 2,000 \\\hline \text { Apr } & 4,000 & \text { Oct } & 3,000 \\\hline \text { May } & 2,000 & \text { Nov } & 5,700 \\\hline \text { J une } & 2,000 & \text { Dec } & 7,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) 100
B) 200
C) 300
D) 400