Abc company is considering whether a project requiring the purchase of new equipment worth investing. the firm spent $20,000 three months ago to conduct market study. the cost of a new machine is $160,000, and the firm has to spend additional $10,000 to get it shipped and installed. this project will increase annual revenues by $225,000 and annual costs by $45,000. if the firm undertakes this project, $50,000 in net working capital investment is required. what is the initial outlay of this project? round to the nearest penny. do not include a dollar sign in your answer. type the absolute value of the answer. (i. e. if your answer is -$20,000 since it is cost to replace, type 2 as your answer.)

Emery pharmaceutical uses an unstable chemical compound that must be kept in an environment where both temperature and humidity can be controlled. emery uses 825 pounds per month of the chemical, estimates the holding cost to be 50% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $48 per order. the cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: vendor 1 vendor 2 quantity price/lb quantity price/lb 1-499 $17 1-399 $17.10 500-999 $16.75 400-799 $16.85 1000+ $16.50 800-1199 $16.60 1200+ $16.25 (a) what is the economic order quantity for each supplier? (b) what quantity should be ordered and which supplier should be used? (c) the total cost for the most economic order sire is $