A supermarket uses a supplier for its bottled water. The annual demand for this product is 24000 units. The supermarket purchases bottled water from its supplier at a price of $0.8 per bottle. The holding cost per of water per year is $0.4. The ordering cost for the supermarket is $80 per order and the lead time is 2 days. The company operates 250 days a year. The supermarket uses Economic Order Quantity model to manage its inventories. What is the recorder point?

A supermarket uses a supplier for its bottled water. The annual demand for this product is 24000 units. The supermarket purchases bottled water from its supplier at a price of $0.8 per bottle. The holding cost per of water per year is $0.4. The ordering cost for the supermarket is $80 per order and the lead time is 2 days. The company operates 250 days a year. The supermarket uses Economic Order Quantity model to manage its inventories. What is the recorder point?

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305970663

Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Publisher:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

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

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7E: Ottis, Inc., uses 640,000 plastic housing units each year in its production of paper shredders. The...

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