Clarinda Community Hospital$-$Inventory Managment a$.$What is the economic ordering quantity for SKU Number $53104$if the forms are ordered from Supplier A$?$From Supplier B$?$Round your answers up to the next whole unit.

How many orders should be placed each year if the hospital buys from Supplier A$?$If it buys from Supplier B$?$

Calculate the total inventory cost $($the cost of ordering plus the cost of carrying inventories$)$that the hospital would incur under each supplier. On the basis of the information developed, which supplier should the hospital use?