A book publishing company is planning its inventory. The cost to store one book is $4 per month. The cost for a production run is $8 per run and $0.50 per book. The company sells 3,600 books per month. How many should be in a production run to minimize inventory costs?

A book publishing company is planning its inventory. The cost to store one book is $4 per month. The cost for a production run is $8 per run and $0.50 per book. The company sells 3,600 books per month. How many should be in a production run to minimize inventory costs?

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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