A firm that sells 5,000 blivets per month is trying to determine how many blivets to keep in inventory. The financial manager has determined that it costs $200 to place an order. The cost of holding inventory is 4 cents per month per average blivet in inventory. A five-day lead time is required for delivery of goods ordered. (This lead time is known with certainty.) The operating days per year is 250. What is the economic order quantity? What is the reorder point? At the EOQ level, what is the total carrying cost per month? At the EOQ level, what is the total ordering cost per month?

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A firm that sells 5,000 blivets per month is trying to determine how many blivets to keep in inventory. The financial manager has determined that it costs $200 to place an order.
The cost of holding inventory is 4 cents per month per average blivet in inventory. A five-day lead time is required for delivery of goods ordered. (This lead time is known with certainty.) The operating days per year is 250.

What is the economic order quantity?

What is the reorder point?

At the EOQ level, what is the total carrying cost per month?

At the EOQ level, what is the total ordering cost per month?

 

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