A contractor buys cement in 25-pound bags. The contractor uses 1,440 bags a year. Ordering cost is $15 per order. Annual carrying cost is $75 per bag. 1-Determine the economic order quantity. ____bages 2-What is the average number of bags on hand? 3-How many orders per year will there be?

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A contractor buys cement in 25-pound bags. The contractor uses 1,440 bags a year. Ordering cost is $15 per order. Annual carrying cost is $75 per bag. 1-Determine the economic order quantity. ____bages 2-What is the average number of bags on hand? 3-How many orders per year will there be? 4-Compute the total cost of ordering and carrying cement. 5-If holding costs were to increase by $9 per year, how much would that affect the minimum total annual cost? Increase by
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