(a) What do you mean by inventory carrying cost and ordering cost?

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(a) What do you mean by inventory carrying cost and ordering cost? Explain with examples. 2
(b) Mr Mahmud operates a cosmetics shop at Dhanmondi. The annual demand for soap is 2,500 
units. The setup cost is Tk.15 per order. The material cost per unit Tk.3 and the holding cost 
10% of average inventory.

a) What is the optimum number of units per order? (Use EOQ formula)
b) What is the expected number of orders per year if management considers the 
followings units for order placement: 100 units, 250 units, 500 units and 1250 units?
(Use comparative tabular format)

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