Appendix: EOQ Diane Delbert operates a health food bakery that uses a special type of ground flour in one of its high-margin products. The bakery operates 365 days a year. Delbert finds that she seems to order either too much or too little special flour and asks for your help. After some discussion, you find that she has no idea of when or how much to order. An examination of her records and answers to further questions reveal the following information: Annual usage of special flour (pounds) 6,510 Average number of days delay between initiating and receiving an order Estimated cost per order 12 $32.00 Estimated annual cost of carrying a pound of special flour in inventory $0.50 a. Calculate the economic order quantity for flour. Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole pound. 913 v pounds b. Assume that Delbert desires a safety stock cushion of seven days' usage. Calculate the appropriate order point. Note: Do not round until your final answer. Note: Round your final answer to the nearest whole pound. 339 x pounds
Appendix: EOQ Diane Delbert operates a health food bakery that uses a special type of ground flour in one of its high-margin products. The bakery operates 365 days a year. Delbert finds that she seems to order either too much or too little special flour and asks for your help. After some discussion, you find that she has no idea of when or how much to order. An examination of her records and answers to further questions reveal the following information: Annual usage of special flour (pounds) 6,510 Average number of days delay between initiating and receiving an order Estimated cost per order 12 $32.00 Estimated annual cost of carrying a pound of special flour in inventory $0.50 a. Calculate the economic order quantity for flour. Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole pound. 913 v pounds b. Assume that Delbert desires a safety stock cushion of seven days' usage. Calculate the appropriate order point. Note: Do not round until your final answer. Note: Round your final answer to the nearest whole pound. 339 x pounds
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![Appendix: EOQ
Diane Delbert operates a health food bakery that uses a special type of ground flour in one of its high-margin products. The bakery operates 365 days a
year. Delbert finds that she seems to order either too much or too little special flour and asks for your help. After some discussion, you find that she has no
idea of when or how much to order. An examination of her records and answers to further questions reveal the following information:
Annual usage of special flour (pounds)
6,510
Average number of days delay between initiating and receiving an order
12
Estimated cost per order
$32.00
Estimated annual cost of carrying a pound of special flour in inventory
$0.50
a. Calculate the economic order quantity for flour.
Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole pound.
913
V pounds
b. Assume that Delbert desires a safety stock cushion of seven days' usage. Calculate the appropriate order point.
Note: Do not round until your final answer.
Note: Round your final answer to the nearest whole pound.
339
x pounds
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Diane Delbert operates a health food bakery that uses a special type of ground flour in one of its high-margin products. The bakery operates 365 days a
year. Delbert finds that she seems to order either too much or too little special flour and asks for your help. After some discussion, you find that she has no
idea of when or how much to order. An examination of her records and answers to further questions reveal the following information:
Annual usage of special flour (pounds)
6,510
Average number of days delay between initiating and receiving an order
12
Estimated cost per order
$32.00
Estimated annual cost of carrying a pound of special flour in inventory
$0.50
a. Calculate the economic order quantity for flour.
Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole pound.
913
V pounds
b. Assume that Delbert desires a safety stock cushion of seven days' usage. Calculate the appropriate order point.
Note: Do not round until your final answer.
Note: Round your final answer to the nearest whole pound.
339
x pounds
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