EOQ, reorder point, and safety stock Alexis Company uses 976 units of a product per year on a continuous basis. The product has a fixed cost of $49 per order, and its carrying cost is $4 per unit per year. It takes 5 days to receive a shipment after an order is placed, and the firm wishes to hold 10 days' usage in inventory as a safety stock

. a.Calculate the EOQ. (Round to the nearest whole number.)

b.Determine the average level of inventory.(Note:Use a 365-day year to calculate daily usage.)

c.Determine the reorder point. (Round to the nearest whole number.)

d.Indicate which of the following variables change if the firm does not hold the safety stock: (1) order cost, (2) carrying cost, (3) total inventory cost, (4) reorder point, (5) economic order quantity.