The Annual Demand for a Product Has Been Projected at 2,000

question 65

Multiple Choice

The annual demand for a product has been projected at 2,000 units.This demand is assumed to be constant throughout the year.The ordering cost is $20 per order, and the holding cost is 20 percent of the purchase cost.Currently, the purchase cost is $40 per unit.There are 250 working days per year.Whenever an order is placed, it is known that the entire order will arrive on a truck in 6 days.Currently, the company is ordering 500 units each time an order is placed.What should be the reorder point (excluding any safety stock) under the current policy?

• A)48
• B)100
• C)6
• D)24

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Expenditures

The total amount of money spent by an individual, firm, or government on goods and services.

Income

The earnings acquired, often periodically, for performing job duties or from investment gains.

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GDP Deflator

An indicator used to determine the price levels of newly produced domestic final goods and services, assisting in the conversion of nominal GDP to real GDP.