3.  Race One Motors is an Indonesian car manufacturer. At its largest manufacturing facility, in Jakarta, the company produces subcomponents at a rate of 17500 per year, and it uses these subcomponents at a rate of 12550 per year. Holding costs are $2 per item per year, and ordering costs are $20 per order. a) What is the economic production quantity? b) How many production runs per year will be made? c) What will be the maximum inventory level? d) What percentage of time will the facility be producing components? e) What is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory?

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  • Race One Motors is an Indonesian car manufacturer. At its largest manufacturing facility, in Jakarta, the company produces subcomponents at a rate of 17500 per year, and it uses these subcomponents at a rate of 12550 per year. Holding costs are $2 per item per year, and ordering costs are $20 per order.

a) What is the economic production quantity?

b) How many production runs per year will be made?

c) What will be the maximum inventory level?

d) What percentage of time will the facility be producing components?

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

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