In: Operations Management
A mail-order house uses 15,890 boxes a year. Carrying costs are
60 cents per box a year, and ordering costs are $96. The following
price schedule applies.
Number of Boxes | Price per Box | ||
1,000 to 1,999 | $1.25 | ||
2,000 to 4,999 | 1.20 | ||
5,000 to 9,999 | 1.15 | ||
10,000 or more | 1.10 | ||
a. Determine the optimal order quantity. (Round
your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Optimal order quantity
boxes
b. Determine the number of orders per year.
(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Number of order
per year
Economic Order Quantity refers to the number of unit the company should add to the inventory and the order is made to minimize the total inventory cost. It maintain a balance between ordering costs and carrying costs.