If annual demand is 24,000 units, and the order quantity is 3,000 units, which of the following accurately describes the decision-making environment? a. the annual number of order placements will be 8, and average inventory levels will be 1,500 b. the annual number of order placements will be 8, and average inventory levels will be 3,000 c. the annual number of order placements will be 12, and average inventory levels will be 12,000 d. the annual number of order placements will be 24, and average inventory levels will be 12,000

Rate of return douglas keel, a financial analyst for orange industries, wishes to estimate the rate of return for two similar-risk investments, x and y. douglas's research indicates that the immediate past returns will serve as reasonable estimates of future returns. a year earlier, investment x had a market value of $27 comma 000; and investment y had a market value of $46 comma 000. during the year, investment x generated cash flow of $2 comma 025 and investment y generated cash flow of $ 6 comma 770. the current market values of investments x and y are $28 comma 582 and $46 comma 000, respectively. a. calculate the expected rate of return on investments x and y using the most recent year's data. b. assuming that the two investments are equally risky, which one should douglas recommend? why?