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Miniature Company Sells Stuffed Tigers What Is the Economic Order Quantity Using the Estimated Amounts

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Miniature Company sells stuffed tigers.Birtal Inc.manufactures many different stuffed animals.Miniature orders 20,800 tigers per year,400 per week,at $15 per tiger.The manufacturer covers all shipping costs.Miniature earns 15% on its cash investments.The purchase-order lead time is 3 weeks.Miniature sells 310 tigers per week.The following data are available (based on management's estimates) :  Estimated ordering costs per purchase order $22 Estimated insurance, materials handling, breakage,  and so on, per year $7 Actual ordering costs per order $25\begin{array}{cr}\text { Estimated ordering costs per purchase order }&\$22\\\text { Estimated insurance, materials handling, breakage, }\\\text { and so on, per year } & \$ 7 \\\text { Actual ordering costs per order } & \$ 25\end{array} What is the economic order quantity using the estimated amounts?


A) 637.7 stuffed tigers
B) 314.5 stuffed tigers
C) 191 stuffed tigers
D) 325 stuffed tigers

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