Part 2 ​a) What is the optimum ordering​ quantity? ________ units ​(round your response to the nearest whole​ number). Part 3 ​b) What is the annual holding​ cost? ​$_______ ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). Part 4 ​c) What is the annual ordering​ cost? ​$_________ ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).

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The catering manager of LaVista​ Hotel, Lisa​ Ferguson, is disturbed by the amount of silverware she is losing every week. Last Friday​ night, when her crew tried to set up for a banquet for 500​ people, they did not have enough knives. She decides she needs to order some more​ silverware, but wants to take advantage of any quantity discounts her vendor will offer.
 
≻For
a small order
​(2,000
pieces or​ less) her vendor quotes a price of
​$1.80​/piece.
≻If
she orders
2,001
to
5,000
​pieces, the price drops to
​$1.60​/piece.
≻5,001
to
10,000
pieces brings the price to
​$1.40​/piece,
and
≻10,001
and above reduces the price to
​$1.25​/piece.
 
​Lisa's order costs are
​$200.00
per​ order, her annual holding costs are
5​%,
and the annual demand is
15,000
pieces. For the best option​ (the best option is the price level that results in an EOQ within the acceptable​ range):
Part 2
​a) What is the optimum ordering​ quantity?
________
units ​(round your response to the nearest whole​ number).
Part 3
​b) What is the annual holding​ cost?
​$_______
​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Part 4
​c) What is the annual ordering​ cost?
​$_________
​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Part 5
​d) What are the annual costs of the silverware itself with an optimal order​ quantity?
​$_________
​(round your response to the nearest whole​ number).
Part 6
​e) What is the total annual​ cost, including​ ordering, holding, and purchasing the​ silverware?
​$__________
​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
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