Assistants, Inc. uses approximately $28\mathrm{.}800$ microchips annually. The chips are used at a steady rate during the $250$ workdays that the plant operates. The price of each chip is $$10\mathrm{.}00$ and the annual carrying cost is $$200$ per unit per year. The ordering cost is $$50.$ Due to poor supplier delivery, the company has decided to maintain a safety stock $($SS$)$ of $1500$ units. The lead time for ordering the chips is ten days.

Answer the following questlons.

a$)$ What is the average inventory level of chips? units

b$)$ What is the maximum inventory level of chips? units

c$)$ What is the annual ordering cost? $

d$)$ What is the annual carrying cost? $

e$)$ What is the reorder point in units? units