(A) To reduce production start-up costs, Bodden Truck Company may manufacture longer runs of the same truck. Estimated savings from the increase in efficiency are $260,000 per year. However, inventory turnover will decrease from eight times a year to six times a year. Cost of goods sold is $48 million on an annual basis. If the required before-tax rate of return on investment in inventories is 15 percent, should the company instigate the new production plan? (B) What are the principal implications to the financial manager of ordering costs, storage costs, and cost of capital as they relate to inventory?