The Union Street Microbrewery makes 1220 Union beer, which it bottles and sells in its adjoiningrestaurant and by the case. It costs $1,700 to set up, brew, and bottle a batch of the beer. Theannual cost to store the beer in inventory is $1.25 per bottle. The annual demand for the beer is18,000 bottles, and the brewery has the capacity to produce 30,000 bottles annually. Determine the optimal order quantity, the total annual inventory cost, the number of production runs per year, and the maximum inventory level.

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The Union Street Microbrewery makes 1220 Union beer, which it bottles and sells in its adjoining
restaurant and by the case. It costs $1,700 to set up, brew, and bottle a batch of the beer. The
annual cost to store the beer in inventory is $1.25 per bottle. The annual demand for the beer is
18,000 bottles, and the brewery has the capacity to produce 30,000 bottles annually. Determine the optimal order quantity, the total annual inventory cost, the number of production
runs per year, and the maximum inventory level.

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