Piddling Manufacturing assembles security systems. It purchases 3,600 high-definitionsecurity cameras a year at $180 each. Ordering costs are $50, and annual carrying costs are20 percent of the purchase price. Compute the optimal quantity and the total annual cost ofordering and carrying the inventory.

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Piddling Manufacturing assembles security systems. It purchases 3,600 high-definition
security cameras a year at $180 each. Ordering costs are $50, and annual carrying costs are
20 percent of the purchase price. Compute the optimal quantity and the total annual cost of
ordering and carrying the inventory.

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