pring Enabled: Final Exam $(45$ politis: $15$ questions, $5.$

A jewelry firm buys semiprecious stones to make bracelets and rings. The supplier quotes a price of $e$10$ per stione for quantities of $600$ stones or more, $$8\mathrm{.}50$ per stone for orders of $400$ to $599$ stones, and $$9\mathrm{.}00$ per stone for liesser quantities. The jeveliny firm operates $160$ days per year. Usage rate is $18$ stones per day, and ordering costs are $$38.$

a$.$ If carrying costs are $$1$ per year for each stone, find the order quantity that will minimize total annual cost. $($Do not round intermediate calculations, except for order quantities which should be rounded to the nearest whole number. Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.$)$

Optimal order quantity

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b$.$ If annual carrying costs are $15$ percent of unit cost, what is the optimal ofder size? $($Do not round intermediate calculations, except for order quantities which should be rounded to the nearest whole number. Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.$)$

Optimal order quantity

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c$.$ If lead time is $2$ working days, at what point should the company reorder? $($Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.$)$

Reorder quantity

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