Frety Limited sells therapeutic foam rollers for $55, and expects the demand for this product to be constant at 142 units per week. The foam rollers are ordered from a supplier at a price of $39, and each order takes three weeks to supply the product from the date that Frety Limited places an order. The business holds 130 units of the product as a safety buffer at all times. The cost of capital is 10%. At what level of inventory (in units) should the business reorder the foam rollers?

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Frety Limited sells therapeutic foam rollers for $55, and expects the demand for this product to be constant at 142 units per week. The foam rollers are ordered from a supplier at a price of $39, and each order takes three weeks to supply the product from the date that Frety Limited places an order. The business holds 130 units of the product as a safety buffer at all times. The cost of capital is 10%.

At what level of inventory (in units) should the business reorder the foam rollers?

 
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