Riex Blocks – “Hastang gahi a” specialized in the manufacturing of high-rise CHB (concrete hollow blocks). The company makes a semi-annual order for 2,400 sacks of cement at a unit price of 250.00. Its carrying cost per year is estimated at 7% of the price of concrete block. While the cost of preparing a requisition, a purchase order and receiving tickets, stocking the items when they arrive m processing the supplier’s invoice and remitting the payment to the supplier is 145 per order per year. * SHOW SOLUTIONS a.) What is the economic order quantity? (choose from the choices)      -282     -200      -75       -52      -35  b.) How many orders should be made each year? (choose from the choices) - 9         -12       -13      -17     -64

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Riex Blocks – “Hastang gahi a” specialized in the manufacturing of high-rise CHB (concrete hollow blocks). The company makes a semi-annual order for 2,400 sacks of cement at a unit price of 250.00. Its carrying cost per year is estimated at 7% of the price of concrete block. While the cost of preparing a requisition, a purchase order and receiving tickets, stocking the items when they arrive m processing the supplier’s invoice and remitting the payment to the supplier is 145 per order per year. *
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a.) What is the economic order quantity? (choose from the choices)
     -282     -200      -75       -52      -35 

b.) How many orders should be made each year? (choose from the choices)
- 9         -12       -13      -17     -64

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