Question: Lindsay Hawkes sells discs that contain 25 software packages that perform a variety of financial functions typically used by business students. Depending on the quantity ordered, Lindsay offers the following price discounts:
The annual demand is 3,000 units on average. Lindsay's setup cost to produce the discs is $350. She estimates holding costs to be 10% of the price, or about $1 per unit per year. What is the optimal number of discs to produce at a time?