Tech Company is a medium-sized consumer electronics retailer. The company reported $155,000,000 in revenues for 2007 and $110,050,000 in Costs of Goods Sold (COGS). In the same year, Tech Co. held an average of $20,000,000 in inventory. Inventory cost at Tech Co. is 35 percent per year. What is the per unit inventory cost (in dollars) for an MP3 player sold at $50? Assume that the margin corresponds to the retailer’s average margin.

Tech Company is a medium-sized consumer electronics retailer. The company reported $155,000,000 in revenues for 2007 and $110,050,000 in Costs of Goods Sold (COGS). In the same year, Tech Co. held an average of $20,000,000 in inventory. Inventory cost at Tech Co. is 35 percent per year. What is the per unit inventory cost (in dollars) for an MP3 player sold at $50? Assume that the margin corresponds to the retailer’s average margin.

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

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Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Publisher:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

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