A jeweiry firm buys semprecious stones to make bracelets and rings The supplier quotes a price of S30 per stone for quantties of 600 stones or more, 570 per stone for orders of 400 to 500 shones, and $0 20 per stone for lesser quantities The welry firm operates 102 days per yea Usage rate s 20 stones per day and ordering costs are $40 The carrying cost is S3 per year for each stone 1) What is the candidate order quantity at the unit price of so 20 (Round your answer to the nearest whole number) 2) What is the candidate order quantity at the unt price of $0.707 (Round your anseer to the nearest whole number) 3) What is the candidale order quntty at the unt price of $0.307 (Round your answer to the nearest whole number) 4) What order quantity is optimal the intent is to mmze total annual costs? Round rteredmate calcuations to the nearest whole numbers before compuling the conespondng otal annual costs (Round your answer to the nearest whole number) 5)What is the mmum total annual costs7 (Round your answer to the nearest whole number)

A jeweiry firm buys semprecious stones to make bracelets and rings The supplier quotes a price of S30 per stone for quantties of 600 stones or more, 570 per stone for orders of 400 to 500 shones, and $0 20 per stone for lesser quantities The welry firm operates 102 days per yea Usage rate s 20 stones per day and ordering costs are $40 The carrying cost is S3 per year for each stone 1) What is the candidate order quantity at the unit price of so 20 (Round your answer to the nearest whole number) 2) What is the candidate order quantity at the unt price of $0.707 (Round your anseer to the nearest whole number) 3) What is the candidale order quntty at the unt price of $0.307 (Round your answer to the nearest whole number) 4) What order quantity is optimal the intent is to mmze total annual costs? Round rteredmate calcuations to the nearest whole numbers before compuling the conespondng otal annual costs (Round your answer to the nearest whole number) 5)What is the mmum total annual costs7 (Round your answer to the nearest whole number)

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

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