Aberwald Corporation Aberwald Corporation Expects to Order 126,000 Memory Chips for Inventory

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Aberwald Corporation
Aberwald Corporation 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 cost is equal to 20 percent of the purchase price. (Assume a 360-day year.)
-Refer to Aberwald Corporation.If Aberwald holds a safety stock equal to a 30-day supply of chips, what is its average inventory level?

A) 12,088
B) 3,175
C) 15,750
D) 13,675
E) 8,124