The S&OP team at Kansas Furniture, has received estimates of demand requirements as shown in the table. Assuming one-time stockout costs for lost sales of $125 per unit,inventory carrying costs of $30 per unit per month, and zero beginning and ending inventory, evaluate the following plan on an incremental cost basis:Plan A: Produce at a steady rate (equal to minimum requirements) of 1,000 units per month and subcontract additionalunits at a $60 per unit premium cost. Subcontracting capacity is limited to 800 units per month. (Enter all responses as whole numbers).SubcontractEndingDemand Production InventoryMonth1 July(Units)10001,0002 August12001,0003 September14001,0004 October18001,0005 November18001,0006 December16001,000Overtime CapacitySubcontract CapMonth Demand Regular Time CapacityJulyAugust 1200SeptemberOctober 180010008001,0001,00080014001,0008001,000800November18001,000800December16001,000800

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