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 5850 units per year. The cost of each unit is ​$103 and the inventory carrying cost is ​$9 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 117 units.​ (This is a corporate​ operation, and there are 250 working days per​ year).e) What is the annual cost of ordering and holding​ inventory?​f) What is the total annual inventory​ cost, including the cost of the 5850 units?

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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 5850 units per year. The cost of each unit is ​$103 and the inventory carrying cost is ​$9 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 117 units.​ (This is a corporate​ operation, and there are 250 working days per​ year).



e) What is the annual cost of ordering and holding​ inventory?

​f) What is the total annual inventory​ cost, including the cost of the 5850 units?

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