A manufacturer of medical monitoring devices uses 36,000 cases of components per year. The ordering cost is

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A manufacturer of medical monitoring devices uses 36,000 cases of components per year. The ordering cost is $54 per shipment, and the annual cost of storage is $1.20 per case. The components are used at a constant rate throughout the year, and each shipment arrives just as the preceding shipment is being used up. How many cases should be ordered in each shipment to minimize total cost?

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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences

ISBN: 9780073532387

11th Brief Edition

Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price

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