Taizhou Products Uses 800 Units of a Product Per Year

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Essay

Taizhou Products uses 800 units of a product per year on a continuous basis. The product has carrying costs of $50 per unit per year and order costs of $300 per order. It takes 30 days to receive a shipment after an order is placed and the firm requires a safety stock of 5 days usage in inventory.
(a) Calculate the economic order quantity (EOQ).
(b) Determine the reorder point. (Assume a 360-day year.)

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