is a distributors of fresh good and vegetables. It currently has 15 warehouses in the US from which it supplies produce to grocery stores. Each warehouse has an average inventory level of 3.88 million $. Due to advances in transportation services and infrastructure, management believes that if they reduce the number of warehouses to 10, they would still be able to provide timely replenishment to the grocery stores. What would be the total inventory in the system in millions of dollars, if inventory was consolidated from the 15 warehouses to only 10 warehouses? (Enter you

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Fruity Co is a distributors of fresh good and vegetables. It currently has 15 warehouses in the US from which it supplies produce to grocery stores. Each warehouse has an average inventory level of 3.88 million $. Due to advances in transportation services and infrastructure, management believes that if they reduce the number of warehouses to 10, they would still be able to provide timely replenishment to the grocery stores.

What would be the total inventory in the system in millions of dollars, if inventory was consolidated from the 15 warehouses to only 10 warehouses? (Enter your answer in millions of dollars. E.g. if you get 30.24 million $ simply enter 30.24 without the million$ sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

 

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