The Manager of the Quick Stop Corner Convenience Store (Which

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Multiple Choice

The manager of the Quick Stop Corner Convenience Store (which never closes) sells four cases of Stein beer each day. Order costs are $8.00 per order, and Stein beer costs $.80 per six-pack (each case of Stein beer contains four six-packs) . Orders arrive three days from the time they are placed. Daily holding costs are equal to 5 percent of the cost of the beer. If he were to order 16 cases of Stein beer at a time, what would be the daily total inventory costs, EXCLUDING the cost of the beer?

• A) $2.00
• B) $4.00
• C) $1.28
• D) $3.28
• E) $2.56

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