Brown Manufacturing uses 2,400 units of a product per year on a continuous basis. The product carrying costs are RM60 per year and ordering costs are RM250 per order. It takes 20 days to receive a shipment after an order is placed and the firm requires a safety stock of 8 days of usage in inventory.
Required:
Ans: Economic Order Quantity:
Economic order quantity means the level of inventory that minimizes both total ordering cost and total holding cost.
Calculations are hand written:
Ans (a): Economic Order Quantity = 142 units
Ans (b): Total cost per year to order and carry this item = $8,485
Ans (c): The yearly discount will be $515 to make a decision neutral
Dollar Discount = $515
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