A liquor warehouse expects to sell 10,000 bottles of scotch whiskey in a year, Each bottle costs $14, plus a fixed charge of $125 per order. If it costs $10 to store a bottle for a year, how many bottles should be ordered at a time and how many orders should the warehouse place in a year to minimize inventory costs? bottles per order orders per year
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![A liquor warehouse expects to sell 10,000 bottles of scotch whiskey in a year. Each bottle costs $14, plus a fixed charge of $125 per order. If it costs $10 to store a bottle for a year, how many bottles
should be ordered at a time and how many orders should the warehouse place in a year to minimize inventory costs?
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Given,
Annual Demand = 10,000 bottles
Ordering Cost = $125 per order
Holding Cost = $10
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