XYZ Company is specialized in mangoes distribution in the city of Muscat. Sales are 400 boxes (unit) per month. It costs OR 10 to make and receive an order and holding cost is OR 3.5 per box per year. The prices depend on quantities purchased such that the order quantities from 1 to 199 at a unit price RO 5; quantity 200 to 499 at a unit price 4.5 RO; and quantity 500 and more at a per unit price of 4 RO. If the discount option is considered, then the best decision that minimizes the total annual inventory cost is O a. 200 units. Total cost=27,240 O b. 500 units. Total cost = 20,171 O c. 450 units, Total cost = 23.500 O d. None is correct KD e. 185 units, Total cost = 30,649

XYZ Company is specialized in mangoes distribution in the city of Muscat. Sales are 400 boxes (unit) per month. It costs OR 10 to make and receive an order and holding cost is OR 3.5 per box per year. The prices depend on quantities purchased such that the order quantities from 1 to 199 at a unit price RO 5; quantity 200 to 499 at a unit price 4.5 RO; and quantity 500 and more at a per unit price of 4 RO. If the discount option is considered, then the best decision that minimizes the total annual inventory cost is O a. 200 units. Total cost=27,240 O b. 500 units. Total cost = 20,171 O c. 450 units, Total cost = 23.500 O d. None is correct KD e. 185 units, Total cost = 30,649

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Chapter20: Inventory Management: Economic Order Quantity, Jit, And The Theory Of Constraints

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