Ruby-Star Incorporated is considering two different vendors for one of its top-selling products which has an averageweekly demand of 30 units and is valued at $100 per unit. Inbound shipments from vendor 1 will average 300 unitswith an average lead time (including ordering delays and transit time) of 4 weeks. Inbound shipments from vendor 2will average 490 units with an average lead time of 1 week. Ruby-Star operates 52 weeks per year; it carries a 4-weeksupply of inventory as safety stock and no anticipation inventory.a. The average aggregate inventory value of the product if Ruby-Star used vendor 1 exclusively is $39,000. (Enteryour response as a whole number.)b. The average aggregate inventory value of the product if Ruby-Star used vendor 2 exclusively is $ (Enter yourresponse as a whole number.)

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