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A producer of electronic parts wants to take account of both production rate and demand rate in deciding on its lot sizes. A particular $50 part can be produced at a rate of 1000 units per month, and the demand rate is 200 units per month. The firm uses a earning charge of 24 percent a year, and the setup cost is S200 each time the part is produced.
- a. What lot size should be produced?
- b. If the production rate is ignored, what would the lot size be? How much does this smaller lot size cost the firm 011 an annual basis?
- c. Draw a graph of on- hand inventory versus time.
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