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Steven Robert, owner and operator of the Earplug Superstore, is reviewing the costs associated with the store’s best-selling hearing aid, the BZ15. The data available to Mr. Robert concerning this device follow. Demand = 25 units/week. Order cost = $3/order. Holding cost = $1.50/unit/year. The Earplug Superstore operates 52 weeks a year. If Steven decides to order at the economic order quantity, what is the sum of the annual ordering cost and holding cost?