Andrew recently launched a firm in the fruit drink industry, and has already exported his fruit drinks to 5 different countries. One thing that Andrew's firm is doing is that it is varying the tastes of the fruit drinks it sells on a country-by-country basis to meet the demands of the local markets. Andrew's firm is pursuing a strategy.

An allergy products superstore buys 6000 of their most popular model of air filters each year. the price of the air filters is $18. the cost of ordering and receiving shipments is $12 per order. accounting estimates annual carrying costs are 20% of the price. the supplier lead time is 2 days. the store operates 240 days per year. each order is received from the supplier in a single delivery. there are no quantity discounts. what is the store’s minimum total annual cost of placing orders & carrying inventory?