COST ACCOUNTING
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.17MCQ
To determine
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ):
Economic order quantity is the quantity of order that is purchased from supplier at a time, the EOQ aim is to reduce the carrying and ordering cost of inventory. EOQ is also referred as the optimum level of lot size.
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COST ACCOUNTING
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