Rugged Outfitters purchases one model of mountain bike at a wholesale cost of $520 per unit and resells it to end consumers. The annual demand for the company’s product is 49,000 units. Ordering costs are $500 per order and carrying costs are $100 per bike per year, including $40 in the opportunity cost of holding inventory. QWhat is the cost impact on the company of excluding the opportunity cost of carrying inventory when making EOQ decisions? Why do you think the company currently excludes the opportunity costs of carrying inventory when evaluating the manager’s performance? What could the company do to encourage the manager to make decisions more congruent with the goal of reducing total inventory costs?

Rugged Outfitters purchases one model of mountain bike at a wholesale cost of $520 per unit and resells it to end consumers. The annual demand for the company’s product is 49,000 units. Ordering costs are $500 per order and carrying costs are $100 per bike per year, including $40 in the opportunity cost of holding inventory. QWhat is the cost impact on the company of excluding the opportunity cost of carrying inventory when making EOQ decisions? Why do you think the company currently excludes the opportunity costs of carrying inventory when evaluating the manager’s performance? What could the company do to encourage the manager to make decisions more congruent with the goal of reducing total inventory costs?

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Chapter20: Inventory Management: Economic Order Quantity, Jit, And The Theory Of Constraints

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