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Tool Mart sells 1400 electronic water pumps every year. These pumps cost $54.30 each. If annual inventory carrying costs are 12% and the cost of placing an order is $90, what is the firm's EOQ?
(Q*= Sq root of 2(S)(D)/C)Also: (C = Inventory carrying cost X cost of frames)

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Economic Order Quantity Formula:
EOQ = Square Root(2S*D/C) ...

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