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CoursHeroTranscribedText: Filtron Corporation produces ltration containers used in water treatment systems. Al- though business has been growing, the demand each month varies considerably. As a re- sult, the company utilizes a mix of part-time and full-time employees to meet production demands. Although this approach provides Filtron with great exibility, it resulted in in- creased costs and morale problems among employees. For instance, if Filtron needs to in- crease production from one month to the next, additional part-time employees have to be hired and trained, and costs go up. If Filtron has to decrease production, the workforce has to be reduced and Filtron incurs additional costs in terms of unemployment benets and decreased morale. Best estimates are that increasing the number of units produced from one month to the next will increase production costs by $1.25 per unit, and that decreas- ing the number of units produced will increase production costs by $1.00 per unit. In Feb- ruary Filtron produced 10,000 ltration containers but only sold 7500 units; 2500 units are currently in inventory. The sales forecasts for March, April, and May are for 12,000 units, 8000 units, and 15,000 units, respectively. In addition, Filtron has the capacity to store up to 3000 ltration containers at the end of any month. Management would like to determine the number of units to be produced in March, April, and May that will minimize the total cost of the monthly production increases and decreases

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