Read Case $28($pages $183-187)$ from Gapenski$$s Cases in Healthcare Finance $$ "Clarinda Community Hospital."

Prepare your response in memo format, suitable for presentation to a senior level executive. All Excel work should be imported into the memo in table format $($in the body of the document$)$ or enclosed as an Appendix within the same document.

What is the economic ordering quantity for SKU Number $53104$ if the forms are ordered from Supplier A$?$ From Supplier B$?$ Round your answers up to the next whole unit.

How many orders should be placed each year if the hospital buys from Supplier A$?$ If it buys from Supplier B$?$

Calculate the total inventory cost $($the cost of ordering plus the cost of carrying inventories$)$ that the hospital would incur under each supplier. On the basis of the information developed, which supplier should the hospital use?