Overland Has a Part with a Unit Cost of $40

question 52

Multiple Choice

Overland has a part with a unit cost of $40. It costs $52 to place, process and receive an order. The carrying cost of the inventory is approximately 20% of the part's dollar value per year. The firm uses 2,000 of the parts each year. What order quantity minimizes total inventory cost?

• A)93
• B)127
• C)161
• D)205

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Profits distributed by a corporation to its share owners, regularly as a monetary payment.

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An accounting technique used to assess the profits earned by investments in other companies, recognizing income based on the investor's share of the earnings.

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Gross Profit

The difference between sales revenue and the cost of goods sold, indicating the efficiency of a company in producing and selling its products.