Pencil number 2 at the campus book-store are sold at a fairly steady rate of $60 per week. It cost the bookstore $12 to initiate an order to its supplier and holding costs are $0.005 per pencil per year. Determine ◦ What is the optimal number of pencils for the bookstore to purchase to minimize total annual inventory cost? ◦ How many Number of orders per year? ◦What is the The length of each order cycle? ◦ How much is the Annual holding cost? ◦ How much is the Annual ordering cost?  ◦ What is the total annual inventory cost? If the order lead time is 4 months, determine the reorder point. Please Illustrate the inventory profile graphically. What additional cost would the book-store incur if it orders in batches of 1000?

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Pencil number 2 at the campus book-store are sold at a fairly steady rate of $60 per week. It cost the bookstore $12 to initiate an order to its supplier and holding costs are $0.005 per pencil per year.
Determine
◦ What is the optimal number of pencils for the bookstore to purchase to minimize total annual inventory cost?
◦ How many Number of orders per year?
◦What is the The length of each order cycle?
◦ How much is the Annual holding cost?
◦ How much is the Annual ordering cost? 
◦ What is the total annual inventory cost?
If the order lead time is 4 months, determine the reorder point.
Please Illustrate the inventory profile graphically.
What additional cost would the book-store incur if it orders in batches of 1000?

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