Everything else being equal, the inventory related costs for items with more uncertain demand a. Are...

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Everything else being equal, the inventory related costs for items with more uncertain demand a. Are higher because safety stock is smaller and therefore orders are more frequent. b. Are higher because safety stock is larger and therefore holding costs are higher. c. Are higher because safety stock is larger and therefore setup costs are higher. d. Are independent of how uncertain demand for the product is. CVS decided to combine the inventory of all their 25 New York stores. As a result, the Total Inventory Cost is reduced by: a. 2% b. 20% c. 80% d. 90% Everything else being equal, the inventory related costs for items with more uncertain demand a. Are higher because safety stock is smaller and therefore orders are more frequent. b. Are higher because safety stock is larger and therefore holding costs are higher. c. Are higher because safety stock is larger and therefore setup costs are higher. d. Are independent of how uncertain demand for the product is. CVS decided to combine the inventory of all their 25 New York stores. As a result, the Total Inventory Cost is reduced by: a. 2% b. 20% c. 80% d. 90%