Thomas Kratzer is the purchasing manager for the headquarters of a large insurance company chain with a central inventory operation.​ Thomas's fastest-moving inventory item has a demand of 5,800 units per year. The cost of each unit is ​$98​, and the inventory carrying cost is ​$8 per unit per year. The average ordering cost is ​$29 per order. It takes about 5 days for an order to​ arrive, and the demand for 1 week is 116 units.​ (This is a corporate​ operation, and there are 250 working days per​ year). Part 2   ​a) What is the​ EOQ?   units ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). Part 3 ​b) What is the average inventory if the EOQ is​ used? units ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). Part 4 ​c) What is the optimal number of orders per​ year?   orders ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). Part 5 ​d) What is the optimal number of days in between any two​ orders?   days ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). Part 6 ​e) What is the annual cost of ordering and holding​ inventory?   per year ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). Part 7 ​f) What is the total annual inventory​ cost, including the cost of the   ​units?   per year ​(round your response to two decimal​ places

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Thomas Kratzer is the purchasing manager for the headquarters of a large insurance company chain with a central inventory operation.​ Thomas's fastest-moving inventory item has a demand of 5,800 units per year. The cost of each unit is ​$98​,
and the inventory carrying cost is ​$8 per unit per year. The average ordering cost is ​$29 per order. It takes about 5
days for an order to​ arrive, and the demand for 1 week is 116 units.​ (This is a corporate​ operation, and there are 250
working days per​ year).
Part 2
 
​a) What is the​ EOQ?   units ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Part 3
​b) What is the average inventory if the EOQ is​ used? units ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Part 4
​c) What is the optimal number of orders per​ year?
 
orders ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Part 5
​d) What is the optimal number of days in between any two​ orders?
 
days ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Part 6
​e) What is the annual cost of ordering and holding​ inventory?
 
per year ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Part 7
​f) What is the total annual inventory​ cost, including the cost of the
 
​units?
 
per year ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
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