Vita Company sells glasses. Benz Company manufactures special glass lenses. Vita orders 16,640 lenses per year, 320 per week, at $40 per lens. Benz covers all shipping costs. Vita earns 22% on its cash investments. The purchase-order lead time is 3.0 weeks. Vita sells 315 lenses per week. The following data are available:           Relevant ordering costs per purchase order                     $47.25         Relevant insurance, materials handling, breakage,         and so on, per year                                                                   $5.50   What is the reorder point?   a. 1318 lenses   b. 1605.0 lenses   c. 660 lenses   d. 945.0 lenses

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Vita Company sells glasses. Benz Company manufactures special glass lenses. Vita orders 16,640 lenses per year, 320 per week, at $40 per lens. Benz covers all shipping costs. Vita earns 22% on its cash investments. The purchase-order lead time is 3.0 weeks. Vita sells 315 lenses per week. The following data are available:

 

        Relevant ordering costs per purchase order                     $47.25

        Relevant insurance, materials handling, breakage,

        and so on, per year                                                                   $5.50

 

What is the reorder point?

  a.

1318 lenses

  b.

1605.0 lenses

  c.

660 lenses

  d.

945.0 lenses

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