economic production​ quantity

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Race One Motors is an Indonesian car manufacturer. At its largest manufacturing​ facility, in​ Jakarta, the company produces subcomponents at a rate of 300 per​ day, and it uses these subcomponents at a rate of 12,500 per year​ (of 250 working​ days). Holding costs are ​$3 per item per​ year, and ordering costs are ​$31 per order.
 
​a) What is the economic production​ quantity?
units ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
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