A company orders a product from an outside supplier. The annual demand for the product is 65,000 ​units, and each time an order is placed the company incurs an ordering cost of $194.The​ company's annual carrying charge is 27​% of the​ item's cost of ​$239 per unit. What order quantity minimizes the company's total annualized​ inventory-related costs? The economic order quantity is ---------- units

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A company orders a product from an outside supplier. The annual demand for the product is 65,000 ​units, and each time an order is placed the company incurs an ordering cost of $194.The​ company's annual carrying charge is 27​% of the​ item's cost of ​$239 per unit. What order quantity minimizes the company's total annualized​ inventory-related costs?

The economic order quantity is ---------- units 

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An indicator of the appropriate order size to reduce expenses for the company is the economic order quantity. For companies of all kinds and sorts that place orders for and maintain inventory, the economic order quantity formula is helpful. Economic order quantity estimates may be automated by ERP and inventory management systems, enabling your company to make the finest, most informed choices about orders and inventory management.

 

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