"Jack owns a local trucking company. With fuel costs being expensive, Jack wants to evaluate how much fuel, on average, he should store in his 8,000 gallon fuel tank. Each year Jack uses 85,000 gallons of diesel (usage is spread evenly throughout the year). Jack knows with certainty that he can have a load of fuel delivered in 5 days. The price of fuel is $2.00 per gallon and there is a separate $50 ordering fee per order. Jack thinks his holding cost per unit is 15%. What is Jack's economic order quantity (EOQ) of fuel in gallons using the information above? Round your answer to the next highest whole number."

Biochemical corp. requires $600,000 in financing over the next three years. the firm can borrow the funds for three years at 10.80 percent interest per year. the ceo decides to do a forecast and predicts that if she utilizes short-term financing instead, she will pay 7.50 percent interest in the first year, 12.15 percent interest in the second year, and 8.25 percent interest in the third year. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a)determine the total interest cost under each plan. a) long term fixed rate: b) short term fixed rate: b) which plan is less costly? a) long term fixed rate plan b) short term variable rate plan