JAL Trading is a Hong Kong manufacturer of electroniccomponents. During the course of a year it requires container cargo space on ships leaving Hong Kong bound forthe United States, Mexico, South America, and Canada.The company needs 280,000 cubic feet of cargo space annually. The cost of reserving cargo space is $7000 and thecost of holding cargo space is $0.80/ft3. Determine howmuch storage space the company should optimally order,the total cost, and how many times per year it should placean order to reserve space

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JAL Trading is a Hong Kong manufacturer of electronic
components. During the course of a year it requires container cargo space on ships leaving Hong Kong bound for
the United States, Mexico, South America, and Canada.
The company needs 280,000 cubic feet of cargo space annually. The cost of reserving cargo space is $7000 and the
cost of holding cargo space is $0.80/ft3
. Determine how
much storage space the company should optimally order,
the total cost, and how many times per year it should place
an order to reserve space

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