RCBarker Makes Purchasing Decisions for His Company

question 55

Multiple Choice

R.C.Barker makes purchasing decisions for his company.One product that he buys costs $50 per unit when the order quantity is less than 500.When the quantity ordered is 500 or more,the price per unit drops to $48.The ordering cost is $30 per order and the annual demand is 7,500 units.The holding cost is 10 percent of the purchase cost.If R.C.wishes to minimize his total annual inventory costs,he must evaluate the total cost for two possible order quantities.What are these two possible quantities? (Round answer to nearest unit. )

• A)300 and 306
• B)300 and 500
• C)306 and 50
• D)200 and 306
• E)None of the above

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