Question: a . What is the economic order quantity? The EOQ is 7 6 6 . ( Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.

a. What is the economic order quantity?
The EOQ is 766.(Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)
b. Suppose demand for TricoFlexers doubles, to 30,000.
The EOQ for the new value of demand is 1083.(Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)
Does the EOQ also double?
A. Yes, the EOQ doubles because the EOQ is directly proportional to the demand.
B. No, the EOQ does not double as the annual demand doubles. The EOQ increases by the square-root of the product of two-times the demand times ordering cost, divided by holding cost.
C. No, the EOQ does not double as the annual demand doubles. The EOQ is inversely proportional to the demand.
D. No, the EOQ does not double as the annual demand doubles. The EOQ is inversely proportional to the square-root of the demand.
c. The manufacturer of TricoFlexers has agreed to offer Pam a price discount of $10 per unit ( $34 rather than $44) if she buys 1,400.
Assuming that annual demand is still 15,000, how many units should Pam order at a time?
Pam should order units at a time. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)
 a. What is the economic order quantity? The EOQ is 766.(Enter

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