A company produces a part that is used in its production process. The company produces the...
A company produces a part that is used in its production process. The company produces the part at a rate of 285 units per day. The daily demand for the product is 165 units. The annual demand for the part is 49 comma 500 units and occurs consistently over the 300 days the company operates yearly. The company incurs a setup cost of $345 each time the item is produced. The cost of carrying the item in inventory is estimated to be 20% of the item's $200 cost. How many units should the company produce each production run to minimize its inventory-associated costs? The company should produce nothing units each production run to minimize the inventory associated costs. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.
The company should produce _____ units each production run to minimize the inventory associated costs. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)
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