A company orders 60 units every time place an order. Inventory holding cost is 40% pf the $10 unit cost. The annual demand is 240 units. (a) Compute the fixed ordering cost for which placing 60 units of order is optimal. (b) If the actual fixed ordering cost is larger than the value found in the previous part, then what would be the impact of this in company's orderin policy.

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A company orders 60 units every time place an order. Inventory holding cost is 40% pf the $10 unit
cost. The annual demand is 240 units.
(a) Compute the fixed ordering cost for which placing 60 units of order is optimal.
(b) If the actual fixed ordering cost is larger than the value found in the previous part, then what
would be the impact of this in company's orderin policy.
Transcribed Image Text:A company orders 60 units every time place an order. Inventory holding cost is 40% pf the $10 unit cost. The annual demand is 240 units. (a) Compute the fixed ordering cost for which placing 60 units of order is optimal. (b) If the actual fixed ordering cost is larger than the value found in the previous part, then what would be the impact of this in company's orderin policy.
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