Question

The office manager for the Gotham Life Insurance Company orders letterhead stationery from an office products firm in boxes of 500 sheets. The company uses 6,500 boxes per year. Annual carrying costs are $3 per box, and ordering costs are $28. The following discount price schedule is provided by the office supply company: Order Quantity (in boxes) Price per Box 200-999 $16 1000-2999 14 3000-5999 13 6000+ 12 a. Determine the optimal order quantity and the total annual inventory cost. b. Determine the optimal order quantity and total annual inventory cost for boxes of stationery if the carrying cost is 20% of the price of a box of stationery.

Please put answers in the excel format.

			ORDERING	ORDERING	ORDERING	ORDERING
			EOQ	1,000	3,000	6,000
		=
Average inventory =
Annual carrying cost =
Number of orders =
Annual order cost =
Total inventory purchase cost
Total inventory cost =

Answer 1

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