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Bell Computers purchases integrated chips at ?$350 per chip. The holding cost is ?$35 per unit per? year, the ordering cost is ?$118 per? order, and sales are steady at 405
per month. The? company's supplier, Rich Blue Chip? Manufacturing, Inc., decides to offer price concessions in order to attract larger orders. The price structure is shown below.
1-99 units- $350
100-199- $325
200 or more units- $300
a. What is the optimal order quantity and the minimum annual cost for Bell Computers to? order, purchase, and hold these integrated? chips?
-The optimal order quantity after the change in pricing structure is (enter as whole number)
- The total annual cost for Bell computers to? order, purchase, and hold the integrated chips is.. {enter as whole number}
b. bell computers wishes to use a 10% holding cost rather than the fixed $36 holding cost in part a. what is the optimal order quantity, and what is the optimal annual cost?
-the optimal order quantity after the change in the holding cost calculation is (enter as whole number)
- the total annual cost for bell computers to order, purchase, and to hold integrated chips is (enter as whole number)
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