Consuelo chua, inc., is a disk drive manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for july through december. the company has gathered the following data given in the tables. there are 8 hours of production per day. you manage a consulting firm down the street from consuelo chua, inc., and to get your foot in the door, you have told mr. chua that you can do a better job at aggregate planning than his current staff. he said, "fine. you do that, and you have a 1-year contract." to make good on your boast, you propose a new strategy. hire 5 workers in august and 5 more in october, and subcontract to meet the rest of the demand. what will be the cost of this strategy? costs

True or false: a smart store layout moves customers in and out as fast as possible. a) true b) false

Budget in this final week, you will develop a proposed budget of $150,000 for the first year of the program and complete the final concept paper for the proposed program due for senior management review. the budget should identify the program's anticipated expenses for the year ahead. budget line items should be consistent with the proposed program and staffing plan. using the readings for the week, the south university online library, and the internet, complete the following tasks: create a proposed budget of $150,000 for the first year of the proposed program including the cost for personnel, supplies, education materials, marketing costs, and so on in a microsoft excel spreadsheet. you may transfer your budget to your report. justify the cost for each item of the proposed budget in a budget narrative.

After graduation, you plan to work for dynamo corporation for 12 years and then start your own business. you expect to save and deposit $7,500 a year for the first 6 years (t = 1 through t = 6) and $15,000 annually for the following 6 years (t = 7 through t = 12). the first deposit will be made a year from today. in addition, your grandfather just gave you a $32,500 graduation gift which you will deposit immediately (t = 0). if the account earns 9% compounded annually, how much will you have when you start your business 12 years from now?