Arthur Meiners is the production manager ofWheel-Rite, a small producer of metal parts. Wheel-Rite supplies Cal-Tex, a larger assembly company, with 10,000 wheelbearings each year. This order has been stable for some time.Setup cost for Wheel-Rite is $40, and holding cost is $.60 perwheel bearing per year. Wheel-Rite can produce 500 wheel bearings per day. Cal-Tex is a just-in-time manufacturer andrequires that 50 bearings be shipped to it each business day.a) What is the optimum production quantity?b) What is the maximum number of wheel bearings that willbe in inventory at Wheel-Rite?c) How many production runs of wheel bearings will WheelRite have in a year?d) What is the total setup 1 holding cost for Wheel-Rite?

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Arthur Meiners is the production manager of
Wheel-Rite, a small producer of metal parts. Wheel-Rite supplies Cal-Tex, a larger assembly company, with 10,000 wheel
bearings each year. This order has been stable for some time.
Setup cost for Wheel-Rite is $40, and holding cost is $.60 per
wheel bearing per year. Wheel-Rite can produce 500 wheel bearings per day. Cal-Tex is a just-in-time manufacturer and
requires that 50 bearings be shipped to it each business day.
a) What is the optimum production quantity?
b) What is the maximum number of wheel bearings that will
be in inventory at Wheel-Rite?
c) How many production runs of wheel bearings will WheelRite have in a year?
d) What is the total setup 1 holding cost for Wheel-Rite? 

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