a. What is the b. Given the data from above, and assuming a 300-day work year; how many orders should be processed per year? What is the expected time between orders? c. What is the total cost for the inventory?

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James Marshall, owner and operator of the Hearing Bells Megastore, is reviewing the costs
associated with the store's best-selling hearing aid, the HB100. The data available to Mr.
Marshall concerning this device follow.
30 units/week
Demand
Order cost = $5/order
Holding cost = $2.50/unit/year
%3D
The Hearing Bells Megastore operates 52 weeks a year.
a. What is the EOQ?
b. Given the data from above, and assuming a 300-day work year; how many orders should be
processed per year? What is the expected time between orders?
c. What is the total cost for the inventory?
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION #4 James Marshall, owner and operator of the Hearing Bells Megastore, is reviewing the costs associated with the store's best-selling hearing aid, the HB100. The data available to Mr. Marshall concerning this device follow. 30 units/week Demand Order cost = $5/order Holding cost = $2.50/unit/year %3D The Hearing Bells Megastore operates 52 weeks a year. a. What is the EOQ? b. Given the data from above, and assuming a 300-day work year; how many orders should be processed per year? What is the expected time between orders? c. What is the total cost for the inventory?
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