Jessica finds out that the government introduced a new trade policy that will increase import tariffs. she calls for a meeting of all of the company’s departments heads to address this issue which may increase the company’s production cost. what will be the purpose of this meeting?

The purchasing agent for a company that assembles and sells air-conditioning equipment in a latin american country noted that the cost of compressors has increased significantly each time they have been reordered. the company uses an eoq model to determine order size. what are the implications of this price escalation with respect to order size? what factors other than price must be taken into consideration?