Q. The soft goods department of a large department store sells 175 units per month of a certain large bath towel. The unit cost of a towel to the store is $2.50 and the cost of placing an order has been estimated to be $12.00. The store uses an inventory carrying charge of 27% per year. Decide the optimal order quantity, order frequency and the Yearly cost of inventory management. If, during automation of the purchasing process, the ordering cost can be cut to $4.00, illustrate what will be the new economic order quantity, order frequency and Yearly inventory management cost? Explain these results.