Question

Wilson Publishing Company produces books for the retail market. Demand for a current book is expected to occur at a constant annual rate of 6,800 copies. The cost of one copy of the book is $14. The holding cost is based on an 14% annual rate, and production setup costs are $130 per setup. The equipment on which the book is produced has an annual production volume of 23,000 copies. Wilson has 250 working days per year, and the lead time for a production run is 15 days. Use the production lot size model to compute the following values:

1. Minimum cost production lot size. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Do not round intermediate values.
   
   Q^* = fill in the blank 1
   
2. Number of production runs per year. Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate values.
   
   Number of production runs per year = fill in the blank 2
   
3. Cycle time. Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate values.
   
   T = fill in the blank 3 days
   
4. Length of a production run. Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate values.
   
   Production run length = fill in the blank 4 days
   
5. Maximum inventory. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Do not round intermediate values.
   
   Maximum inventory = fill in the blank 5
   
6. Total annual cost. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Do not round intermediate values.
   
   Total annual cost = $  fill in the blank 6
   
7. Reorder point. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Do not round intermediate values.

Answer 1