Exhibit Cartwright Computing Cartwright Computing Expects to Order 126,000 Memory Chips for Inventory

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Multiple Choice

Exhibit Cartwright Computing
Cartwright Computing expects to order 126,000 memory chips for inventory during the coming year, and it will use this inventory at a constant rate.Fixed ordering costs are $200 per order; the purchase price per chip is $25; and the firm's inventory carrying costs is equal to 20 percent of the purchase price.(Assume a 360-day year.)
-Refer to Exhibit Cartwright Computing.How many orders should Cartwright place during the year?

• A) 12
• B) 25
• C) 30
• D) 40
• E) 60

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ADH Secretion

The release of Antidiuretic Hormone, which helps regulate water balance in the body by increasing water reabsorption in the kidneys.

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Concentrations of Antidiuretic Hormone in the body, which regulates water balance by controlling the amount of urine produced by the kidneys.