3. A bakery buys flour in 25-pound bags. The bakery uses 1,215 bags a year. Ordering cost is $10 per order. Annual carrying cost is $75 per bag. a. Determine the economic order quantity. b. What is the average number of bags on hand? c. How many orders per year will there be? d. Compute the total cost of ordering and carrying flour. e. If holding costs were to increase by $9 per year, how much would that affect the minimum total annual cost?

3. A bakery buys flour in 25-pound bags. The bakery uses 1,215 bags a year. Ordering cost is $10 per order. Annual carrying cost is $75 per bag. a. Determine the economic order quantity. b. What is the average number of bags on hand? c. How many orders per year will there be? d. Compute the total cost of ordering and carrying flour. e. If holding costs were to increase by $9 per year, how much would that affect the minimum total annual cost?

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285869681

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

Chapter16: Lean Supply Chain Management

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10DQ: The chapter presented various approaches for the control of inventory investment. Discuss three...

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