The operator of a concession at a downtown location estimates that he will sell 480 bags of circus peanuts during a month. Holding costs (annual) are 43 percent of unit price and ordering cost is $6. The price schedule for bags of peanuts is: 1 to 199, $2.5 each; 200 to 499, $2.45 each; and 500 or more $2.41 each. What order size would be most economical? a. 333 b. 95 c. 97 d. 75

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The operator of a concession at a downtown location estimates that he will sell 480 bags of circus peanuts during a month. Holding costs (annual) are 43 percent of unit price and ordering cost is $6. The price schedule for bags of peanuts is: 1 to 199, $2.5 each; 200 to 499, $2.45 each; and 500 or more $2.41 each.

What order size would be most economical?

a. 333

b. 95

c. 97

d. 75

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