Henry Crouch’s law office has traditionallyordered ink refills 60 units at a time. The firm estimates thatcarrying cost is 40% of the $10 unit cost and that annualdemand is about 240 units per year. The assumptions of thebasic EOQ model are thought to apply.a) For what value of ordering cost would its action be optimal?b) If the true ordering cost turns out to be much greater thanyour answer to (a), what is the impact on the firm’s ordering policy?

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Henry Crouch’s law office has traditionally
ordered ink refills 60 units at a time. The firm estimates that
carrying cost is 40% of the $10 unit cost and that annual
demand is about 240 units per year. The assumptions of the
basic EOQ model are thought to apply.
a) For what value of ordering cost would its action be optimal?
b) If the true ordering cost turns out to be much greater than
your answer to (a), what is the impact on the firm’s ordering policy?

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