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The annual demand for an item is 10,000 units.The cost to process an order is $75 and the annual inventory holding cost is 20% of item cost.What is the optimal order quantity,given the following price breaks for purchasing the item? What price should the firm pay per unit? What is the total annual cost at the optimal behaviour?
The annual demand for an item is 10,000 units.The cost to process an order is $75 and the annual inventory holding cost is 20% of item cost.What is the optimal order quantity,given the following price breaks for purchasing the item? What price should the firm pay per unit? What is the total annual cost at the optimal behaviour?


Definitions:

Direct Labor Rate Variance

It's a measure used in cost accounting to determine the difference between the actual labor cost per hour and the expected (or standard) cost per hour.

Direct Labor Time Variance

The difference between the actual time taken to manufacture a product and the standard time expected, multiplied by the wage rate, indicating inefficiency or efficiency in production.

Standard Hours Per Unit

The predetermined amount of time expected to be required to produce one unit of a product under standard operating conditions.

Direct Materials Quantity Variance

The difference between the actual quantity of materials used in production and the standard quantity expected, multiplied by the standard cost per unit.

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