Bradley Solutions and Alexander Limited are two well-established suppliers of inexpensive tools. Weekend Projects is a national chain of retail outlets that caters to the occasional fixer-upper who would prefer to get the job done fast rather than investing in a well-appointed tool box. Weekend Projects wants to find a supplier for a particular tool set that promises to be a big seller. Expected annual sales are 100,000 units (D). Weekend's warehouses operate 50 weeks a year. Management collected data on the two suppliers, which are contained in the table below: Annual Freight Costs Shipping Quantity (Q) Price/Unit Annual Holding Lead Time (L) (p) $9.15 $9.15 Annual 10,000 $40,000 $28,000 $18,000 $35,000 $26,000 50,000 (wks) Supplier Bradley Alexander 25,000 Cost/Unit (H) Administrative Cost $1.83 $1.83 $10,000 $15,000 $17,000 7 a. Which of the two suppliers would provide the lowest annual cost to Weekend Projects? What shipping quantity would you suggest? Using and a shipping quantity of V units is the lowest cost alternative, with annual total costs to Weekend Projects of $ (Enter your response as an integer.)
Bradley Solutions and Alexander Limited are two well-established suppliers of inexpensive tools. Weekend Projects is a national chain of retail outlets that caters to the occasional fixer-upper who would prefer to get the job done fast rather than investing in a well-appointed tool box. Weekend Projects wants to find a supplier for a particular tool set that promises to be a big seller. Expected annual sales are 100,000 units (D). Weekend's warehouses operate 50 weeks a year. Management collected data on the two suppliers, which are contained in the table below: Annual Freight Costs Shipping Quantity (Q) Price/Unit Annual Holding Lead Time (L) (p) $9.15 $9.15 Annual 10,000 $40,000 $28,000 $18,000 $35,000 $26,000 50,000 (wks) Supplier Bradley Alexander 25,000 Cost/Unit (H) Administrative Cost $1.83 $1.83 $10,000 $15,000 $17,000 7 a. Which of the two suppliers would provide the lowest annual cost to Weekend Projects? What shipping quantity would you suggest? Using and a shipping quantity of V units is the lowest cost alternative, with annual total costs to Weekend Projects of $ (Enter your response as an integer.)
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