Acme Industries Is Currently Experiencing Problems with Its Inventory of Anvils

question 14

Essay

Acme Industries is currently experiencing problems with its inventory of anvils. Its manager, Willy Coy currently orders the anvils in batches of 10,000. Four orders are placed during the year to meet the estimated sales demand of 40,000 units. Each order costs $20 and each unit costs $2 to carry. Mr. Coy maintains a safety stock of 500 anvils.
Required:
b. What is the Economic Order Quantity for Acme Industries?
c. What is the average inventory if Acme uses the EOQ calculated in part b) and it still maintains its 500 units of safety stock?
d. What is Acme's annual savings in inventory costs by using the EOQ and maintaining its safety stock?

Recognize how opportunity costs influence individual and business decisions.

Evaluate the impact of transaction costs on specialization and the law of comparative advantage.

Explain the relationship between opportunity costs, time, and decision-making.

Understand the influence of economic incentives on individual's choices, including work, education, and consumption.

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Definitions:

Unlevered Cost

The cost of an investment that does not take into account the effect of financial leverage, or borrowing.

Debt-Equity Ratio

The debt-equity ratio is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of shareholders' equity and debt used to finance a company's assets.

Pre-Tax Cost

The expense or cost that a company incurs which is calculated before any taxes are applied.

Return on Assets

A financial metric that indicates how profitable a company is relative to its total assets, demonstrating how efficient a company is at using its assets to generate earnings.