RTG Inc. is examining an investment opportunity that will involve buying $130,000 worth of equipment. They will need $10,000 in net working capital up front. Shipping will cost $5,000 and installation will cost $7,000. The firm paid a management consultant $4,000 to analyze this project, which is supposed to increase sales by $20,000 per year. If the firm accepts the project, they will have to spend $3,500 to train the employees to use the new equipment. The corporate tax rate is 21%. What is the initial outlay for the project

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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?

Which of the following has the largest impact on opportunity cost