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The office manager for the Mankato Life Insurance company orders letterhead stationery from an office products firm. The companhy used 12000 boxes per year. Annual carrying cost is 30% of the price of a box of stationary, and ordering costs are $50 per order. The following discount price schedule is provided by the office company.
Order Quantity (boxes) | Price per box |
1-1999 | $1.50 |
2000-4999 | 1.40 |
5000-9999 | 1.10 |
10000 or higher | 1.05 |
Determine the optimal quantity by showing all your work (steps).
EOQ = Sqroot{(2*Demand*Ordering Cost)/(Carrying Cost)}
= Sqroot{(2*12000*50)/0.3*1.05)
= 1951.8 or 1952 Approximately