Stockout Costs

question 13

Multiple Choice

Stockout costs:

• A) are easy to assess in most organizations.
• B) can vary depending on whether it is a seller's or a buyer's market.
• C) are about equal to or less than the cost of carrying additional inventory.
• D) do not include present and future lost contribution on lost sales and customer goodwill because these are difficult to quantify.
• E) are higher when it is a seller's market.

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