Robin wants to find the perfect gift for her grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. she started looking for the gift last month and expects to spend another couple of months to make sure she finds a gift they both will like. robin is engaging in what type of consumer purchase decision task?

Afreezer manufacturer might purchase sheets of steel, wiring, shelving, and so forth, as part of its final product. this is an example of what sub-classification of business market?

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Thomas kratzer is the purchasing manager for the headquarters of a large insurance company chain with a central inventory operation. thomas's fastest-moving inventory item has a demand of 6,000 units per year. the cost of each unit is $100, and the inventory carrying cost is $10 per unit per year. the average ordering cost is $30 per order. it takes about 5 days for an order to arrive, and the demand for 1 week is 120 units. (this is a corporate operation, and the are 250 working days per year.)a) what is the eoq? b) what is the average inventory if the eoq is used? c) what is the optimal number of orders per year? d) what is the optimal number of days in between any two orders? e) what is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory? f) what is the total annual inventory cost, including cost of the 6,000 units?