Question

Maverick law office currently orders ink refills 120 units at a time. The firm estimates that carrying cost is 40% of the $10 unit cost and that annual demand is about 480 units per year. The assumptions of the basic EOQ model are thought to apply. For what value of ordering cost would its current action (order quantity) be optimal

Answer 1

Economic order quantity (EOQ)= 49 units

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Demand= 480 units per year

Order cost= $10

Holding cost= 10*0.4= $4

Economic order quantity (EOQ) is the ideal order quantity a company should purchase to minimize inventory costs such as holding costs, shortage costs, and order costs.

Economic order quantity (EOQ)= √[(2*D*S)/H]

D= Demand in units

S= Order cost

H= Holding cost

Economic order quantity (EOQ)= √[(2*480*10) / 4]

Economic order quantity (EOQ)= √(2,400)

Economic order quantity (EOQ)= 49 units