ABC Pty Ltd purchases and uses 5 000 units of a component per month in production. The fixed cost per order of the component is R 300 and the carrying cost per unit per annum is R 75. The time taken between placing the order and receiving the order from the supplier is 15 days while the company’s target safety inventory is three times that of the supplier’s delivery days. 365 days in year. The company makes use of EOQ method. Calculate the EOQ. (4) Calculate the total annual ordering cost for the company (3) Calculate the reorder point. (3) Calculate the total annual carrying cost for the company. (5) Total (15)

ABC Pty Ltd purchases and uses 5 000 units of a component per month in production. The fixed cost per order of the component is R 300 and the carrying cost per unit per annum is R 75. The time taken between placing the order and receiving the order from the supplier is 15 days while the company’s target safety inventory is three times that of the supplier’s delivery days. 365 days in year. The company makes use of EOQ method. Calculate the EOQ. (4) Calculate the total annual ordering cost for the company (3) Calculate the reorder point. (3) Calculate the total annual carrying cost for the company. (5) Total (15)

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