Sarah’s Organic Soap Company makes organic liquid soaps. She purchases organic Palm oil to make her soaps. She needs 1,000 kgs of Palm oil per day on average. The supplier charges a $60 delivery fee per order (which is independent of the order size). Sarah’s annual holding cost is $1.825 per kg of palm oil. Assume there are 365 days a year. a. What is the daily cost of ordering and holding when EOQ is ordered? b. Again, assume that Sarah needs 1,000 kgs of Palm oil per day. Sarah’s supplier is willing to sell Palm oil to her at a 10% discount on its selling price if she purchases 10,000 kgs at a time. If Sarah takes the offer and orders 10,000 kg at a time, how much will be the resulting daily cost of ordering and holding? (Assume that the fixed cost of ordering is $60 per order and the per unit inventory holding cost is 0.005 per day per kg of Palm oil.) c. Again, assume that Sarah needs 1,000 kgs of Palm oil per day. Sarah’s supplier is willing to sell Palm oil to her at a 10% discount on its selling price if she purchases 10,000 kgs at a time. The current selling price for Palm oil before the quantity discount is $5 per kg. If Sarah takes the offer and orders 10,000 kg at a time, how much does she save on the cost of Palm oil each day? (Note that the daily cost of Palm oil is determined by the daily demand multiplied by the selling price.)

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A retailer anticipates selling 5,400 units of its product at a uniform rate over the next year. Each time the retailer places an order for æ units, it charged a flat fee of $100. Carrying costs are $27 per unit per year. How many times should the retailer reorder each year and what should be the lot size to minimize inventory costs? What is the minimum inventory cost? Use the formula EOQ to obtain your answers. They should order units The minimum inventory cost is $ times a year.

7. Sam's Cat Hotel operates 52 weeks per year, 5 days per week, and uses a continuous review inventory system. It purchases kitty litter for $11.00 per bag. The following information is available about these bags. Refer to the standard normal table for z-values. ≻Demand = 95 bags/week ≻Order cost = $57/order ≻Annual holding cost = 30 percent of cost ≻Desired cycle-service level=98 percent ≻Lead time = 1 week(s) (5 working days) ≻Standard deviation of weekly demand = 20 bags ≻Current on-hand inventory is 350 bags, with no open orders or backorders. a. What is the EOQ? (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.) and (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.) b. What should R be? (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.) c. An inventory withdrawal of 10 bags was just made. Is it time to reorder? (is or is not)

SKU One is sold at retail store for $8 per unit. SKU One has a weekly demand of 975 units with an average lead time of 5 weeks and a standard deviation of lead time of 2 weeks. Based on the information and a 95% service level, what is the reorder point for SKU One?   please show work how to solve