Southeastern Bell stocks a certain switch connector at its central warehouse for supplying field service offices. The yearly demand for these connectors is 15 comma 100 units. Southeastern estimates its annual holding cost for this item to be $23 per unit. The cost to place and process an order from the supplier is $77. The company operates 300 days per year, and the lead time to receive an order from the supplier is 3 working days. a) What is the economic order quantity? nothing units (round your response to the nearest whole number). b) What are the annual holding costs? $ nothing (round your response to the nearest whole number). c) What are the annual ordering costs? $ nothing (round your response to the nearest whole number). d) What is the reorder point? nothing units (round your response to the nearest whole number).

A) economic order quantity ( order quantity model that will minimize the total holding cost and ordering costs ) = = = 122. 74 ≈ 122 ( optimal ordering quantity ) units

B)  Annual holding cost = 23 * 122 / 2 = $1403

C ) Annual ordering costs = 1500/122 * 77 = $947

D ) The reorder point = daily demand * lead time = 50 * 3 = 150 units

Explanation:

Annual demand for connectors : 1500

ordering cost ( cost to place and process an order ) : $77

annual holding cost per unit : $23

A) economic order quantity ( order quantity model that will minimize the total holding cost and ordering costs ) = = = 122. 74 ≈ 122 ( optimal ordering quantity ) units

B)  Annual holding cost = 23 * 122/2 = $1403

C ) Annual ordering costs = 1500 / 122 * 77 = $946.72 ≈ $947

D ) The reorder point = daily demand * lead time = 50 * 3 = 150 units

daily demand = 1500 / 300 = 50

lead time = 3

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