Harmen co. uses 8400 pounds of chemical annually, estimates the holding cost to be 40% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $24 per order. The supplier need 7 working days to deliver. The cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Quantity Price/lb Quantity Price/lb 1-250 $16.00 1-200 $16.20 251-300 $15.75 201-300 $15.8 301 + $15.60 301-400 $15.65 401+ $15.5 How many to order and when to order? Assumed that there's 300 working day a year, what is the average time between orders?
Harmen co. uses 8400 pounds of chemical annually, estimates the holding cost to be 40% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $24 per order. The supplier need 7 working days to deliver. The cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Quantity Price/lb Quantity Price/lb 1-250 $16.00 1-200 $16.20 251-300 $15.75 201-300 $15.8 301 + $15.60 301-400 $15.65 401+ $15.5 How many to order and when to order? Assumed that there's 300 working day a year, what is the average time between orders?
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![Harmen co. uses 8400 pounds of chemical annually, estimates the holding
cost to be 40% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates
order costs to be $24 per order. The supplier need 7 working days to
deliver. The cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows:
Vendor 1
Vendor 2
Quantity Price/lb Quantity Price/lb
1-250
$16.00
1-200
$16.20
251-300
$15.75
201-300
$15.8
301 +
$15.60
301-400
$15.65
401+
$15.5
How many to order and when to order?
Assumed that there's 300 working day a year, what is the average time
between orders?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc61be99f-90aa-44d8-81d5-58930ab5ae86%2F07a8b588-cc94-42ad-a9d0-086d61a66fd3%2F9h8pey_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Harmen co. uses 8400 pounds of chemical annually, estimates the holding
cost to be 40% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates
order costs to be $24 per order. The supplier need 7 working days to
deliver. The cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows:
Vendor 1
Vendor 2
Quantity Price/lb Quantity Price/lb
1-250
$16.00
1-200
$16.20
251-300
$15.75
201-300
$15.8
301 +
$15.60
301-400
$15.65
401+
$15.5
How many to order and when to order?
Assumed that there's 300 working day a year, what is the average time
between orders?
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