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M. P VanOyen Manufacturing has gone out on bid for a regulator component. Expect

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Question

M. P VanOyen Manufacturing has gone out on bid for a regulator component. Expected demand is 675 units per month. The item can be purchased from either Allen Manufacturing or Baker Manufacturing. Their price lists are shown in the table. Ordering cost is $45, and annual holding cost per unit is $6. Allen Mf Baker Mf Quantit 1-499 500-999 1000+ Unit Price S16.00 15.50 15.00 Quantit 1-399 400-799 800+ Unit Price $16.10 15.60 15.10 a) What is the economic order quantity if price is not a consideration?units (round your response to the nearest whole number) Learning Objective 12.7, Concept Question 7.1

Explanation / Answer

Given Demand D = 700*12 = 8,400 units per year

Ordering cost S = $50

Holding cost H = $6

a) Economic order quantity EOQ

EOQ = 374.16 or 374 units

b) To answer this we have to calculate total cost at 374 units ,500 units , 1000 units for vendor Allen and total cost at 374 units, 400 units and 800 units for baker

Total cost = Purchase cost + Annual Holding cost + Annual Ordering cost

Total cost = Price *D + (Q/2)H + (D/Q)S

allen:

at Q =374 Total cost = 16*8400 + (374/2)6 + (8400/374)50 = 134400 + 1122+1122.995 =$136644.99

At Q =500 Total cost = 15.5*8400 + (500/2)6 + (8400/500)50 = 130200 +1500 + 840 = $ 132540

At Q = 1000 Total cost = 15 *8400 + (1000/2)6 + (8400/1000)50 = 126000 +3000 + 420 = $129420

Baker

At Q = 374 Total cost = 16.10*8400 + (374/2)6 + (8400/374)50 = 135884 + 1122+ 1122.995 = $138129

At Q = 400 Total cost = 15.60*8400 + (400/2)6 + (8400/400)50 = 131040 + 1200 + 1050 = $133290

At Q = 800 Total cost = 15.10*8400 + (800/2)6 + (8400/800)50 = 126840 + 2400 + 525 = $129765

So Supplier allen is best as the total cost is low at Q = 1000 units . Supplier allen should be used with order quantity Q = 1000 units

c) From b) we can tell that

Optimal order Quantity = 1000 units

Total annual cost of ordering + purchasing + holding the component = $129420