Samantha Ross is the procurement manager for the headquarters of a large Financial company chain with a central inventory operation. Ross’ quick-moving inventory item has a demand of 7,000 units per year. Each unit cost $120, and the inventory holding cost is $15 per unit per year. The average ordering cost is $31 per order. It takes about 6 days for an order to arrive. (This is a corporate operation, and there are 250 working days per year.)   a) What is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory? b) Including the cost of the 7,000 units. What is the total annual inventory cost? c) What is the total annual cost?

A book publishing company is planning its inventory. The cost to store one book is $4 per month. The cost for a production run is $8 per run and $0.50 per book. The company sells 3,600 books per month. How many should be in a production run to minimize inventory costs?

Diagnostic Supplies has expected sales of 98,000 units per year, carrying costs of $5 per unit, and an ordering cost of $8 per order. a. What is the economic ordering quantity? Economic ordering quantity b-1. What is the average inventory? Average inventory b-2. What is the total carrying cost? Total carrying cost units units

Iguana, Inc., manufactures bamboo picture frames that sell for $30 each. Each frame requires 4 linear feet of bamboo, which costs $2.50 per foot. Each frame takes approximately 30 minutes to build, and the labor rate averages $12 per hour. Iguana has the following inventory policies: Ending finished goods inventory should be 40 percent of next month’s sales. Ending direct materials inventory should be 30 percent of next month’s production. Expected unit sales (frames) for the upcoming months follow:      March 280 April 260 May 310 June 410 July 385 August 435   Variable manufacturing overhead is incurred at a rate of $0.40 per unit produced. Annual fixed manufacturing overhead is estimated to be $7,800 ($650 per month) for expected production of 3,000 units for the year. Selling and administrative expenses are estimated at $700 per month plus $0.50 per unit sold. Iguana, Inc., had $10,900 cash on hand on April 1. Of its sales, 80 percent is in cash. Of the credit…

Quick-Copy Duplicating Company uses 110,000 reams of standard-size paper a year at its various duplicating centers. Its current paper supplier charges $2.00 per ream. Annual inventory carrying costs are 15 percent of inventory value. The costs of placing and receiving an order of paper are $41.25. Assuming that inventory replenishment occurs virtually instantaneously, determine the following: a. The firm's EOQ b. The total annual inventory costs of this policy c. The optimal ordering frequency d. Compute and plot ordering costs, carrying costs, and total inventory costs for order quantities of 2,000, 4,000, 5,000, 5,500, 6,000, 7,000, and 9,000 reams. Connect the points on each function with a smooth curve, and determine the EOQ from the graph (and the table used in constructing the graph).

Iguana, Inc., manufactures bamboo picture frames that sell for $25 each. Each frame requires 4 linear feet of bamboo, which costs $2.50 per foot. Each frame takes approximately 30 minutes to build, and the labor rate averages $14 per hour. Iguana has the following inventory policies: • Ending finished goods inventory should be 40 percent of next month's sales. Ending direct materials inventory should be 30 percent of next month's production. Expected unit sales (frames) for the upcoming months follow: March April May June July August 315 330 380 480 455 505 Variable manufacturing overhead is incurred at a rate of $0.60 per unit produced. Annual fixed manufacturing overhead is estimated to be $7,200 ($600 per month) for expected production of 3,000 units for the year. Selling and administrative expenses are estimated at $650 per month plus $0.50 per unit sold. Iguana, Inc., had $11,000 cash on hand on April 1. Of its sales, 80 percent is in cash. Of the credit sales, 50 percent is…