ABC Corporation resells one type of candle. It has 250 working days. Each day, it sells an average of 500 boxes but may sometimes sell a maximum of 600 boxes. The supplier takes an average of 5 days to deliver the order. During busier times, the supplier may take 7 days. Based on ABC’s records, ordering cost average P400 per order. Storage cost per box average P5 per year. There is also an opportunity cost of 1% per year for every peso invested in inventories. Each box of candles costs P450. If ABC would continue its current inventory management policy, it would keep 10,000 boxes as safety stock and order ten- days-worth of inventory. (B) Economic Order Quantity 1-6. Computed for the inventory-related cost if the entity purchased 500 boxes more and less than the EOQ. 7. Explain what would happen to the ordering cost, carrying cost and total inventory-related costs if the entity does not follow the economic order quantity based on the previous numbers
ABC Corporation resells one type of candle. It has 250 working days. Each day, it sells an average of 500 boxes but may
sometimes sell a maximum of 600 boxes. The supplier takes an average of 5 days to deliver the order. During busier times, the
supplier may take 7 days.
Based on ABC’s records, ordering cost average P400 per order. Storage cost per box average P5 per year. There is also an
opportunity cost of 1% per year for every peso invested in inventories. Each box of candles costs P450.
If ABC would continue its current inventory management policy, it would keep 10,000 boxes as safety stock and order ten-
days-worth of inventory.
(B) Economic Order Quantity
1-6. Computed for the inventory-related cost if the entity purchased 500 boxes more and less than the EOQ.
7. Explain what would happen to the ordering cost, carrying cost and total inventory-related costs if the entity does
not follow the economic order quantity based on the previous numbers
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