Horizon Cellular manufactures cell phones for exclusive use in its communication network. Management must select a circuit board supplier for a new phone soon to be introduced to the market. The annual requirements (D) are 40,000 units and Horizon's plant operates 250 days per year. The data for three suppliers are in the following table. Annual Freight Costs Shipping Quantity (Q) Price/Unit (p) Annual Holding Cost/Unit (H) $5.60 S6.00 $6.20 Lead Time Annual 20,000 $7.500 $6,000 $9,000 Supplier Abbott 10,000 $10,000 $9,000 $11,000 (L) (days) Administrative Cost $28 $30 $31 S10.000 $9,000 $11,000 4 Baker Carpenter 7 Which supplier and shipping quantity will provide the lowest total cost for Horizon Cellular? Using V and a shipping quantity of V units is the lowest cost alternative, with annual total costs to Horizon Cellular of S. (Enter your response as an integer.)
Horizon Cellular manufactures cell phones for exclusive use in its communication network. Management must select a circuit board supplier for a new phone soon to be introduced to the market. The annual requirements (D) are 40,000 units and Horizon's plant operates 250 days per year. The data for three suppliers are in the following table. Annual Freight Costs Shipping Quantity (Q) Price/Unit (p) Annual Holding Cost/Unit (H) $5.60 S6.00 $6.20 Lead Time Annual 20,000 $7.500 $6,000 $9,000 Supplier Abbott 10,000 $10,000 $9,000 $11,000 (L) (days) Administrative Cost $28 $30 $31 S10.000 $9,000 $11,000 4 Baker Carpenter 7 Which supplier and shipping quantity will provide the lowest total cost for Horizon Cellular? Using V and a shipping quantity of V units is the lowest cost alternative, with annual total costs to Horizon Cellular of S. (Enter your response as an integer.)
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