A vegetable canning company uses 730 shipping crates a month, which it purchases at a...

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A vegetable canning company uses 730 shipping crates a month, which it purchases at a cost of $10 each. The manager has assigned an annual carrying cost of 35 percent of the purchase price per crate. Ordering costs are $28. Currently the manager orders once a month. (Round intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places. )

a. What is the EOQ? EOQ = ____ crates

b. How much could the firm save annually in ordering and carrying costs by using the EOQ? (Round intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

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