Exhibit 23.2 Cartwright Computing Expects to Order 126,000 Memory Chips for Inventory

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Exhibit 23.2
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 23.2.If the lead time for placing an order is 5 days,and Cartwright holds a safety stock equal to a 30-day supply of chips,then at what inventory level should an order be placed?

• A)15,570
• B)3,175
• C)12,250
• D)13,675
• E)8,124

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