Gitman: Principl Manageri Finance_15 (15th Edition) (What's New in Finance)
Gitman: Principl Manageri Finance_15 (15th Edition) (What's New in Finance)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780134476315
Author: Chad J. Zutter, Scott B. Smart
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.6P

EOQ, reorder point, and safety stock Alexis Company uses 800 units of a product per year on a continuous basis. The product has a fixed cost of $50 per order, and its carrying cost is $2 per unit per year. It takes 5 days to receive a shipment after an order is placed, and the firm wishes to hold 10 days' usage in inventory as a safety stock.

  1. a. Calculate the EOQ.
  2. b. Determine the average level of inventory. (Note: Use a 365-day year to calculate daily usage.)
  3. c. Determine the reorder point.
  4. d. Indicate which of the following variables change if the firm does not hold the safety stock: (1) order cost, (2) carrying cost, (3) total inventory cost, (4) reorder point, (5) economic order quantity. Explain.
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A company stocks an item that is consumed at the rate of 50 units per day. It costs the company P20 each time an order is placed. An inventory unit held for a week will cost P0.35. (a) Determine the optimum inventory policy assuming a lead time of 1 week. (b) Determine the optimum number of orders per year (365 days a year).

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