Q$2\mathrm{.}1*($Dell$)$ What percentage of cost of a Dell computer reflects inventory costs? Assume Dell's yearly inventory cost is $40$ percent to account for the cost of capital for financing the inventory, the warehouse space, and the cost of obsolescence. In other words, Dell incurs a cost of $$40$ for a $$100$ component that is in the company's inventory for one entire year. In $2001,$ Dell's $10-$k reports showed that the company had $$400$ million in inventory and COGS of $$26,442$ million.

Q$2\mathrm{.}2($Airline$)$ Consider the baggage check$-$in of a small airline. Check$-$in data indicate that from $9$ a$.$m$.$ to $10$ a$.$m$.,255$ passengers checked in$.$ Moreover, based on counting the number of

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