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Finding Q with Quantity Discounts at St. LeRoy Hospital A suppler for St. LeRoy Hospital has introduced quantity discounts to encourage larger order quantities of a special catheter. The price schedule
|
Order Quantity |
Price per unit |
|
0 to 299 |
$60.00 |
|
300 to 499 |
$58.80 |
|
500 or More |
$57.00 |
The hospital estimates that its annual demand for this item is 936 units. Its ordering cost is $45.00 per order, and its annual holding cost is 25 percent of the catheter"s unit price. What quantity of this catheter should the hospital order to minimize total costs? Suppose the price for quantities between 300 and 499 is relaxed to $58.00. Do the order Quantity change?
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