The cost to prepare the equipment for producing hot dogs is


The Friendly Sausage Factory (FSF) can produce hot dogs at a rate of 5,750 per day. FSF supplies hot dogs to local restaurants at a steady rate of 270 per day. The cost to prepare the equipment for producing hot dogs is $67. Annual holding costs are 47 cents per hot dog. The factory operates 297 days a year.

a. Find the optimal run size. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

Optimal run size        ________

b. Find the number of runs per year. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

Number of runs        ________

c. Find the length (in days) of a run. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

Run length (in days)      ________

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