The Warren W. Fisher Computer Corporation purchases 8,000 transistors each year as components in minicomputers. The unit cost of each transistor is $10, and the cost of carrying one transistor in inventory for a year is $3. Ordering cost is $30 per order and finds that deliveries from his supplier generally take 5 working days. What are? (a) the optimal order quantity. (b) the expected number of orders placed each year. (c) the expected time between orders? Assume that Fisher operates on a 200-day working year. (d) the reorder point for the transistors.

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The Warren W. Fisher Computer Corporation purchases 8,000 transistors each year as components in
minicomputers. The unit cost of each transistor is $10, and the cost of carrying one transistor in inventory
for a year is $3. Ordering cost is $30 per order and finds that deliveries from his supplier generally take 5
working days. What are?
(a) the optimal order quantity.
(b) the expected number of orders placed each year.
(c) the expected time between orders? Assume that Fisher operates on a 200-day working year.
(d) the reorder point for the transistors.

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