Economic Order Quantity b. Expected number of orders (Order Frequency) c. Average inventory d. The annual holding cost. e. The annual ordering cost. f. The total annual cost of inventory management g. Reorder point

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Alfredo’s Pizza purchases its pizza delivery boxes from a printing supplier. Alfredo’s
delivers on average 225 pizzas each month. Boxes cost 43 cents each, and each order
costs (ordering cost) $12.50 to process. Because of limited storage space, the manager
wants to charge inventory holding (holding cost) at 25 percent of the cost of a box. The
lead time is 7 days, and the restaurant is open 360 days per year, assuming 30 days per
month.
Calculate the following:
a. Economic Order Quantity
b. Expected number of orders (Order Frequency)
c. Average inventory
d. The annual holding cost.
e. The annual ordering cost.
f. The total annual cost of inventory management
g. Reorder point

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