Lindsay Electronics, a small manufacturer of electronic research equipment, has approximately 6,600 items in its inventory and has hired Joan Blasco-Paul to manage its inventory. Joan has determined that 8% of the items in inventory are A items, 36% are B items, and 56% are C items. She would like to set up a system in which all A items are counted monthly (every 19 working days), all B items are counted quarterly (every 61 working days), and all C items are counted semiannually (every 121 working days). How many items need to be counted each day? The total number of items that need to be counted each day is items (round your response to the nearest whole number).
Lindsay Electronics, a small manufacturer of electronic research equipment, has approximately 6,600 items in its inventory and has hired Joan Blasco-Paul to manage its inventory. Joan has determined that 8% of the items in inventory are A items, 36% are B items, and 56% are C items. She would like to set up a system in which all A items are counted monthly (every 19 working days), all B items are counted quarterly (every 61 working days), and all C items are counted semiannually (every 121 working days). How many items need to be counted each day? The total number of items that need to be counted each day is items (round your response to the nearest whole number).
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
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