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

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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.What is the economic ordering quantity for chips?

• A) 12,088
• B) 3,175
• C) 6,243
• D) 13,675
• E) 8,124

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Definitions:

Fixed Cost

Costs that remain constant regardless of production or sales volumes, including expenditures like rent, salaries, and insurance.

Variations in Volume

Changes in the amount of output produced or sold, affecting costs and revenue.

Relevant Range

The range of operational activity within which the assumptions about fixed and variable cost behaviors hold true for a specific business.

Curvilinear Cost

A cost structure where costs increase at a non-constant rate as volume increases, depicting a curve on a graph.