Bell Computers purchases integrated chips at $350.00 per chip. The holding cost is $35.00 per unit per year, the ordering cost is $120.00 per order, and sales are steady at 400 per month. The company's supplier, Rich Blue Chip Manufacturing, Inc., decides to offer price concessions in order to attract larger orders. The price structure is shown below. Rich Blue Chip's Price Structure Price/Unit $350 $325 $300 Quantity Purchased 1-99 units 100-199 units 200 or more units a) What is the optimal order quantity and the minimum annual cost for Bell Computers to order, purchase, and hold these integrated chips? The optimal order quantity after the change in pricing structure is units (enter your response as a whole number). The total annual cost for Bell computers to order, purchase, and hold the integrated chips is $O (round your response to the nearest whole number).

Bradley Solutions and Alexander Limited are two well-established suppliers of inexpensive tools. Weekend Projects is a national chain of retail outlets that caters to the occasional fixer-upper who would prefer to get the job done fast rather than investing in a well-appointed tool box. Weekend Projects wants to find a supplier for a particular tool set that promises to be a big seller. Expected annual sales are 100,000 units (D). Weekend's warehouses operate 50 weeks a year. Management collected data on the two suppliers, which are contained in the table below: Annual Freight Costs Shipping Quantity (Q) Price/Unit Annual Holding Lead Time (L) Annual Supplier Bradley Alexander 50.000 $18,000 $17.000 Cost/Unit (H) $1.43 $1.43 10,000 25,000 (p) $7.15 (wks) Administrative Cost $40,000 $30,000 $26.000 $25.000 $15,000 S7.15 6 $10.000 a. Which of the two suppliers would provide the lowest annual cost to Weekend Projects? What shipping quantity would you suggest? Using and a shipping quantity…