TK Souvenirs sells lovely handmade tablecloths at its store. These tablecloths cost TK 15 each. Customers want to buy the tablecloths at a rate of 240 per week. The company operates 52 weeks per year. TK, the owner, estimates his ordering cost at 50. Annual holding costs are 20 percent of the unit cost. Lead time is 2 weeks. Using the information given, a) Calculate the economic order quantity (EOQ)  b) Calculate the total annual costs using the EOQ  d) Using the solution to parts (a) and (b), illustrate why TK must not order more than or less the EOQ

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TK Souvenirs sells lovely handmade tablecloths at its store. These tablecloths cost TK
15 each. Customers want to buy the tablecloths at a rate of 240 per week. The company
operates 52 weeks per year. TK, the owner, estimates his ordering cost at 50. Annual
holding costs are 20 percent of the unit cost. Lead time is 2 weeks. Using the information
given,
a) Calculate the economic order quantity (EOQ) 
b) Calculate the total annual costs using the EOQ 
d) Using the solution to parts (a) and (b), illustrate why TK must not order more than
or less the EOQ 

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