Bus econ 12.6.39 a publishing company sells 450 comma 000 copies of certain books each year. it costs the company $ 1 to store each book for a year. each time it must print additional copies, it costs the company $ 1 comma 000 to set up the presses. how many books should the company produce during each printing in order to minimize its total storage and setup costs?

Aproduction department's output for the most recent month consisted of 8,000 units completed and transferred to the next stage of production and 5,000 units in ending work in process inventory. the units in ending work in process inventory were 50% complete with respect to both direct materials and conversion costs. calculate the equivalent units of production for the month, assuming the company uses the weighted average method.