$9$

$.$

$9$

$.$

$$Given the following data, calculate a level production plan, quarterly ending inventory, and average quarterly inventory. If inventory carrying costs are $

$3$

$$per unit per quarter, what is the annual carrying cost? Opening and ending inventories are zero.

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$[$

$[$

$,$

Quarter

$1$

$,$

Quarter

$2$

$,$

Quarter

$3$

$,$

Quarter

$4$

$,$

Totals

$]$

$,$

$[$

Forecast Demand,

$3$

$0$

$0$

$0$

$,$

$4$

$0$

$0$

$0$

$,$

$6$

$5$

$0$

$0$

$,$

$6$

$5$

$0$

$0$

$,$

$]$

$,$

$[$

Production

$,$

$,$

$,$

$,$

$,$

$]$

$,$

$[$

Ending Inventory,,,,,

$]$

$,$

$[$

Average Inventory,,,,,

$]$

$,$

$[$

Inventory Cost,,,,,

$]$

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