16. A company will begin stocking remote control devices. Expected monthly demand is 800 units. Thecontrollers can be purchased from either supplier A or supplier B. Their price lists are as follows:SUPPLIER AQuantity1-199200-499500 +Unit Price$14.0013.8013.60SUPPLIER BQuantity1-149150-349350 +Unit Price$14.1013.9013.70Ordering cost is $40 and annual holding cost is 25 percent of unit price per unit. Which suppliershould be used and what order quantity is optimal if the intent is to minimize total annual costs?

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