The purchase price of an item of inventory is $25 per unit. In each three month period the usage of the item is 20,000 units. The annual holding costs associated with one unit equate to 6% of its purchase price. The cost of placing an order for the item is $20. What is the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) for the inventory item to the nearest whole unit?

The purchase price of an item of inventory is $25 per unit. In each three month period the usage of the item is 20,000 units. The annual holding costs associated with one unit equate to 6% of its purchase price. The cost of placing an order for the item is $20. What is the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) for the inventory item to the nearest whole unit?

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

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Chapter20: Inventory Management: Economic Order Quantity, Jit, And The Theory Of Constraints

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