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Question

oe Henry's machine shop uses 2500 brackets during the course of a year. these brackets are purchased from a supplier 90 miles away. The following information is known about the brackets:

Annual Demand: 2500

Holding Cost per bracket per year: $1.40

Order cost per order: $19.75

Lead Time: 2 days

Working days per year: 250

What is the EOQ? ____ units (round your response to two decimal places).

What is the average inventory if the EOQ is used? _____ units units (round your response to two decimalplaces).

What would be the annual inventory holding cost? $ _______ (round your response to two decimalplaces).


    c) Given the EOQ, how many orders will be made annually? _____orders (round your response to two decimal places).

What would be the annual order cost? $$________ (round your response to two decimal places).

d. Given the EOQ, what is the total annual cost of managing (ordering and holding) the inventory? $______

(round your response to two decimal places).


e) What is the time between orders?_______ days. (round your response to two decimal places).

f) What is the reorder point (ROP)?______ units (round your response to two decimal places).

(round your response to two decimal places).

Explanation / Answer

Annual demand = D = 2500

Holding cost per bracket per year = Ch = $1.40

Ordering cost per order = $19.75

Economic Order Quantity ( EOQ ) = Square root ( 2 x Co x D / Ch ) = Square root ( 2 x 19.75 x 2500/ 1.40 ) = 265.58

EOQ = 265.58 BRACKETS

Average inventory if EOQ is used = EOQ/ 2 = 265.58/2 = 132.79 Brackets

AVERAGE INVENTORY = 132.79 BRACKETS

Annual inventory holding cost = Holding cost per bracket per year x Average inventory = $1.40 x 132.79 = $185.90

ANNUAL INVENTORY HOLDING COST = $185.90

Number of orders to be made annually = Annual demand / EOQ = 2500 /265.58 = 9.41

NUMBER OF ORDERS TO BE MADE ANNUALLY = 9.41

Annually ordering cost = Ordering cost per order x Number of orders per year = $19.75 x 9.41 = $185.85

ANNUAL ORDERING COST = $185.85

Total annual cost of managing inventory = Ordering cost + Holding cost = $185.85 + $185.90 = $371.75

TOTAL ANNUAL COST OF MANAGING INVENTORY = $371.75

Time between orders = EOQ/annual demand x 250 days = 265.58/2500   x 250 = 26.56 days

TIME BETWEEN ORDERS = 26.56 DAYS

Average daily demand = Annual demand / Number of working days = 2500/ 250 = 10

Thus, Reorder point = Average daily demand x Lead time = 10 x 2 = 20 brackets

LEAD TIME = 20 BRACKETS

EOQ = 265.58 BRACKETS