Firm AMZN holds one type of finished product A. The total warehousing cost (including warehouse leasing cost, warehouse employee salary and benefit, warehouse manager salary and benefit, and warehouse utility cost) is $2,400,000 in 2013. Due to obsolescence, this inventory lost its market value by $1,000,000 in 2013. AMZN estimated that the average inventory level for product A is 500,000 units during 2013. The unit purchasing cost of A is $20. In addition, the risk free interest rate is 2% per year. What is your estimate of the inventory holding cost per year in percentage (rounded to the nearest integer)?

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Firm AMZN holds one type of finished product A. The total
warehousing cost (including warehouse leasing cost, warehouse
employee salary and benefit, warehouse manager salary and
benefit, and warehouse utility cost) is $2,400,000 in 2013. Due to
obsolescence, this inventory lost its market value by $1,000,000
in 2013. AMZN estimated that the average inventory level for
product A is 500,000 units during 2013. The unit purchasing cost
of A is $20. In addition, the risk free interest rate is 2% per year.
What is your estimate of the inventory holding cost per year in
percentage (rounded to the nearest integer)?
Transcribed Image Text:Firm AMZN holds one type of finished product A. The total warehousing cost (including warehouse leasing cost, warehouse employee salary and benefit, warehouse manager salary and benefit, and warehouse utility cost) is $2,400,000 in 2013. Due to obsolescence, this inventory lost its market value by $1,000,000 in 2013. AMZN estimated that the average inventory level for product A is 500,000 units during 2013. The unit purchasing cost of A is $20. In addition, the risk free interest rate is 2% per year. What is your estimate of the inventory holding cost per year in percentage (rounded to the nearest integer)?
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