Cheeseburger and Taco Company purchases 7,492 boxes of cheese each year. It costs $18 to place and ship each order and $3.05 per year for each box held as inventory. The company is using Economic Order Quantity model in placing the orders. What is the average inventory held during the year?
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Economic order quantity | = | ((2*A*O)/C)^(1/2) | Where, | ||||||
= | ((2*7492*18)/3.05)^(1/2) | A | = | Annual demand | = | 7,492 | Units | ||
= | 297 | Units | O | = | Ordering cost per order | = | $ 18 | per order | |
C | = | Carrying cost per unit | = | $ 3.05 | per unit | ||||
Average inventory | = | 1/2*(Economic order quantity) | |||||||
= | 1/2*(297) | ||||||||
= | 149 | units |
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