Question

Our home construction company still buys nails in 15-pound boxes but now we use an average of 3495 boxes a year. Preparing an order and receiving a shipment of nails involves a cost of $1.45 per order. Annual carrying costs are $0.7 per bag. What will be their total cost of ordering and carrying the nails

Answer 1

Home Construction Company

Their total cost of ordering and carrying the nails is:

= $2,488.55.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Cost of ordering and receiving a shipment of nails = $1.45 per order

Annual carrying costs per bag = $0.7

Annual average boxes = 3,495

EOQ = square root of (2 * 3,495 * $1.45)/$0.7

= square root of 120

Number of orders = 29 (3,495/120)

Ordering costs = $42.05 ($1.45 * 29)

Carrying costs = $2,446.50 ($0.7 * 3,495)

Total cost of ordering and carrying the nails = $2,488.55 ($42.05 + $2,446.50)