Sarah's Organic Soap Company makes organic liquid soap. Un kg of palm oil per day on average. The supplier charges a $55 delivery fee per order (which is independent of the order size) and $5.00 per kg. Sarah's annual holding cost is 20 percent. Assume she operates and sells five days per week, 52 weeks per year. If Sarah wants to minimize her annual ordering and inventory holding costs, a. how much palm oil should she purchase with each order (in kg)? kgs (Do not round intermediate calculations.) If Sarah orders 4,250 kg with each order, what would be the annual sum of b. the ordering and holding costs? (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) If Sarah orders 7,600 kg with each order, what would be the sum of the C. ordering and holding costs per kg sold? per kg

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Sarah's Organic Soap Company makes organic liquid soap. One of the raw materials for her soaps is organic palm oil. She needs 1,100
kg of palm oil per day on average. The supplier charges a $55 delivery fee per order (which is independent of the order size) and
$5.00 per kg. Sarah's annual holding cost is 20 percent. Assume she operates and sells five days per week, 52 weeks per year.
If Sarah wants to minimize her annual ordering and inventory holding costs,
a.
kgs
how much palm oil should she purchase with each order (in kg)?
(Do not round intermediate calculations.)
If Sarah orders 4,250 kg with each order, what would be the annual sum of
b.
the ordering and holding costs?
(Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)
If Sarah orders 7,600 kg with each order, what would be the sum of the
C.
ordering and holding costs per kg sold?
per kg
(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest
whole dollar amount.)
Sarah's supplier is willing to sell her palm oil at a 5 percent discount if she
d. purchases 15,000 kg at a time. If she were to purchase 15,000 kg per order,
what would be her annual sum of the ordering and holding costs?
Transcribed Image Text:Sarah's Organic Soap Company makes organic liquid soap. One of the raw materials for her soaps is organic palm oil. She needs 1,100 kg of palm oil per day on average. The supplier charges a $55 delivery fee per order (which is independent of the order size) and $5.00 per kg. Sarah's annual holding cost is 20 percent. Assume she operates and sells five days per week, 52 weeks per year. If Sarah wants to minimize her annual ordering and inventory holding costs, a. kgs how much palm oil should she purchase with each order (in kg)? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) If Sarah orders 4,250 kg with each order, what would be the annual sum of b. the ordering and holding costs? (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) If Sarah orders 7,600 kg with each order, what would be the sum of the C. ordering and holding costs per kg sold? per kg (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Sarah's supplier is willing to sell her palm oil at a 5 percent discount if she d. purchases 15,000 kg at a time. If she were to purchase 15,000 kg per order, what would be her annual sum of the ordering and holding costs?
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