Near East Inc., a corporate gift specialist, just received an order of 500 hampers. To meet the order, the general manager is considering engaging inexperienced packers who each charges a flat fee of $100. Each packer can pack 2 hampers in 1 hour. A supervisor who charges $10 per hour will also be engaged. A flat commission fee of $50 is applicable. What is the minimum manpower cost if this option is chosen?

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To find the minimum manpower cost, we need to calculate the cost of the packers and the supervisor.

First, let's find out how many hours the packers will take to pack 500 hampers. Each packer can pack 2 hampers in 1 hour, so the total number of packers required is 500/2 = 250 packers.

So, the total number of work hours for the packers is 250 packers * 1 hour = 250 hours.

The cost for the packers would be $100 per packer, so the total cost for packers would be 250 packers * $100 = $25,000.

Next, let's calculate the cost for the supervisor. The supervisor charges $10 per hour and the total number of work hours required for the packers is 250 hours.

So, the total cost for the supervisor would be 250 hours * $10 per hour = $2,500.

Now, let's calculate the total manpower cost:

Total manpower cost = Cost for packers + Cost for supervisor + Flat commission fee
= $25,000 + $2,500 + $50
= $27,550.

Therefore, the minimum manpower cost if this option is chosen is $27,550.

To determine the minimum manpower cost if the option of engaging inexperienced packers is chosen, we need to calculate the total cost for both the packers and the supervisor.

Let's start with the inexperienced packers:
- Each packer charges a flat fee of $100.
- Each packer can pack 2 hampers in 1 hour.

So, to pack 500 hampers:
- We need 250 inexperienced packers since each packer can pack 2 hampers per hour. (500 hampers / 2 hampers per packer)

The total cost for the inexperienced packers would be:
- 250 packers * $100 per packer = $25,000.

Now, let's calculate the cost for the supervisor:
- The supervisor charges $10 per hour.
- Since the packers can pack 2 hampers in 1 hour, we need to calculate how many hours the supervisor will be needed.
- The supervisor's task is to supervise the inexperienced packers, so we can assume that the supervisor will be needed for the entire packing process.

To calculate the number of hours:
- Each packer can pack 2 hampers in 1 hour, so 250 packers can pack 500 hampers in 250 hours. (500 hampers / 2 hampers per packer)

The total cost for the supervisor would be:
- 250 hours * $10 per hour = $2,500.

Finally, we need to consider the flat commission fee of $50, which is applicable regardless of the number of packers or hours.

The minimum manpower cost would be the sum of the total costs for the inexperienced packers, supervisor, and commission fee:
- $25,000 (inexperienced packers) + $2,500 (supervisor) + $50 (commission fee) = $27,550.

Therefore, the minimum manpower cost if this option is chosen would be $27,550.

Well, let's do some math, shall we? If each inexperienced packer can pack 2 hampers in 1 hour, then it will take a total of 250 hours to pack all 500 hampers. With a flat fee of $100 per packer, that means each packer will cost $100.

Now, we also have a supervisor who charges $10 per hour. Since it will take 250 hours to pack all the hampers, the supervisor will cost $10 x 250 = $2500.

Lastly, we have a flat commission fee of $50. This is a one-time fee, so we can simply add it to the total.

So, the total cost will be: ($100 x 500 / 2) + $2500 + $50 = $25,000 + $2500 + $50 = $27,550.

Therefore, the minimum manpower cost if this option is chosen is $27,550. But hey, at least the packers won't be juggling the hampers, right?