Kraus Department Store,located in Chicago,sells 1,700 Coffeemakers Per Year

question 47

Multiple Choice

Kraus Department Store,located in Chicago,sells 1,700 coffeemakers per year.The purchase price of each coffeemaker is $70.The ordering cost is $90 per order.The holding cost is 30% of the unit purchase price.In this example,the holding costs are ______.

• A)approximately $2,167
• B)approximately $2,535
• C)approximately $4,628
• D)none of these

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Definitions:

Implicit Cost

The opportunity cost equal to what a firm must give up in order to use resources it already owns, not directly involving monetary payment.

Marginal Analysis

The study of marginal decisions.

Marginal Cost

The additional cost incurred in producing one more unit of a good or service, crucial for decision-making about production levels.

Learning Effects

These are reductions in production costs that occur due to learning and improving over time, as processes become more efficient with experience.