Scary Clows Inc., supplies special makeup cases to a major circus. The circus orders its EOQ of 900 cases every four months from Scary Clowns. Scary Clowns incurs setups costs of $5100 every time it produces these cases, and its annual holding cost per cae is $12.  a. how many units should Scary clowns produce in each batch? b. What is the total annual setup and holding cost for Scary Clowns using this policy?

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Scary Clows Inc., supplies special makeup cases to a major circus. The circus orders its EOQ of 900 cases every four months from Scary Clowns. Scary Clowns incurs setups costs of $5100 every time it produces these cases, and its annual holding cost per cae is $12. 

a. how many units should Scary clowns produce in each batch?

b. What is the total annual setup and holding cost for Scary Clowns using this policy?

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