A manufacturing firm receives raw materials in equal shipments arriving at regular intervals throughout the year. The

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A manufacturing firm receives raw materials in equal shipments arriving at regular intervals throughout the year. The cost of storing the raw materials is directly proportional to the size of each shipment, while the total yearly ordering cost is inversely proportional to the shipment size. Show that the total cost is lowest when the total storage cost and total ordering cost are equal.

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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences

ISBN: 9780073532387

11th Brief Edition

Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price

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