a) For what value of ordering cost would its action be​ optimal? Its action would be optimal given an ordering cost of  per order ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).   ​b) If the true ordering cost turns out to be much greater than your answer to part​ (a), what is the impact on the​ firm's ordering​ policy?     A. The order quantity should not be changed. B. The order quantity should be increased. C. The order quantity should be decreased.

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Henry​ Crouch's law office has traditionally ordered ink refills 50 units at a time. The firm estimates that carrying cost is 40​% of the ​$9 unit cost and that annual demand is about 240
units per year. The assumptions of the basic EOQ model are thought to apply. For what value of ordering cost would its action be​ optimal?
 
a) For what value of ordering cost would its action be​ optimal?
Its action would be optimal given an ordering cost of
 per order ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
 
​b) If the true ordering cost turns out to be much
greater
than your answer to part​ (a), what is the impact on the​ firm's ordering​ policy?
 
 
A. The order quantity should not be changed.
B. The order quantity should be
increased.
C. The order quantity should be
decreased.
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