am’s Auto Shop services and repairs a particular brand of foreign automobile. Sam uses oil filters throughout the year. The shop operates 52 weeks per year and weekly demand is 150 filters. Sam estimates that it costs $18 to place an order and his annual holding cost rate is $3 per oil filter. Currently, Sam orders in quantities of 680 filters. 1. Calculate the total annual costs associated with Sam’s current ordering policy. (round to 2 decimal places)     2. Calculate economic order quantity. (round to 2 decimal places)   3. Calculate total annual costs using the EOQ ordering policy. (Round to 2 decimal places.)   4. Calculate penalty costs Sam is incurring by using his current policy.(Round to 2 decimal places.) Note: the difference between the EOQ policy and any other policy is a penalty cost.

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Sam’s Auto Shop services and repairs a particular brand of foreign automobile. Sam uses oil filters throughout the year. The shop operates 52 weeks per year and weekly demand is 150 filters. Sam estimates that it costs $18 to place an order and his annual holding cost rate is $3 per oil filter. Currently, Sam orders in quantities of 680 filters.

1. Calculate the total annual costs associated with Sam’s current ordering policy. (round to 2 decimal places)

 

 

2. Calculate economic order quantity. (round to 2 decimal places)

 

3. Calculate total annual costs using the EOQ ordering policy. (Round to 2 decimal places.)

 

4. Calculate penalty costs Sam is incurring by using his current policy.(Round to 2 decimal places.)

Note: the difference between the EOQ policy and any other policy is a penalty cost.

 

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