Question: Q 7 . 1 0 * ( Cat Food ) Cat Lovers Inc. ( CLI ) is the distributor of a very popular blend of

Q7.10*(Cat Food) Cat Lovers Inc. (CLI) is the distributor of a very popular blend of cat food that sells for $1.25 per can. CLI experiences demand of 500 cans per week on average. They order the cans of cat food from the Nutritious & Delicious Co.(N&D). N&D sells cans to CLI at $0.50 per can and charges a flat fee of $7 per order for shipping and handling.
CLI uses the economic order quantity as their fixed order size. Assume that the oppor- tunity cost of capital and all other inventory cost is 15 percent annually and that there are 50 weeks in a year.
How many cans of cat food should CLI order at a time?
What is CLIs total order cost for one year?
What is CLIs total holding cost for one year?
WhatisCLIsweeklyinventoryturns?

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