Gitman: Principl Manageri Finance_15 (15th Edition) (What's New in Finance)
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ISBN: 9780134476315
Author: Chad J. Zutter, Scott B. Smart
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.6P
EOQ, reorder point, and safety stock Alexis Company uses 800 units of a product per year on a continuous basis. The product has a fixed cost of $50 per order, and its carrying cost is $2 per unit per year. It takes 5 days to receive a shipment after an order is placed, and the firm wishes to hold 10 days' usage in inventory as a safety stock.
- a. Calculate the EOQ.
- b. Determine the average level of inventory. (Note: Use a 365-day year to calculate daily usage.)
- c. Determine the reorder point.
- d. Indicate which of the following variables change if the firm does not hold the safety stock: (1) order cost, (2) carrying cost, (3) total inventory cost, (4) reorder point, (5) economic order quantity. Explain.
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