The Talbot Company uses electrical assemblies to produce an array of small appliances. One of its high cost / high volumeassemblies, the XOminus−01, has an estimated annual demand of8,000 units. Talbot estimates the cost to place an order is $50, and the holding cost for each assembly is $20 per year. The company operates 250 days per year. Use the information in the scenario above. What are the annual inventory holding costs if Talbot orders using the EOQ quantity?

The state in which the manufacturing company you work for is located regulates the presence of a particular substance in the environment to concentrations ≤ x. recently-released, reliable research endorsed by the responsible federal agency conclusively demonstrates that the substance poses no risks at concentrations up to 5x. your company has asked you to consider designing a new process with a waste discharge stream containing up to 2x of the substance. based on the stated conditions, describe this possible.