Suppose That You Are the Manager of a Production Department

question 56

Essay

Suppose that you are the manager of a production department that uses 400 boxes of rivets per year. The supplier quotes you a price of $8.50 per box for an order size of 199 boxes or less, a price of $8.00 per box for orders of 200 to 999 boxes, and a price of $7.50 per box for an order of 1,000 or more boxes. You assign a holding cost of 20 percent of the price to this inventory. What order quantity would you use if the objective is to minimize total annual costs of holding, purchasing, and ordering? Assume ordering cost is $80/order.
D = 400 boxes per year
S = $80
H = .20P

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Definitions:

Current Ratio

Current Ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations by comparing current assets to current liabilities.

Accounts Receivable

Funds that are to be paid to a business by its customers for the provision of goods or services that have already been delivered or used, but have not been paid for.

Equity Multiplier

A financial ratio that measures the proportion of a company’s assets that are financed by stockholders' equity, indicating the level of debt financing.

New Equity

Funds raised by a company through the issuance of shares to the public or to specific investors.