The M&A Hobby Shop carries a line of radio-controlled model trains. Demand for the trains is assumed to be constant at a rate of 40 cars per month. The trains cost $60 each, and ordering costs are approximately $15 per order, regardless of the order size. The annual holding cost rate is 20%. a. Determine the economic order quantity and total annual cost under the assumption that no backorders are permitted. b. If the lead time is six days, what is the reorder point? Assume a year consists of 300 days

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The M&A Hobby Shop carries a line of radio-controlled model trains. Demand for the trains is assumed to be constant at a rate of 40 cars per month. The trains cost $60 each, and ordering costs are approximately $15 per order, regardless of the order size. The annual holding cost rate is 20%.
a. Determine the economic order quantity and total annual cost under the
assumption that no backorders are permitted.
b. If the lead time is six days, what is the reorder point? Assume a year
consists of 300 days

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