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Costs of holding inventory

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FM Exams › Costs of holding inventory

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 3 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • November 18, 2021 at 3:10 pm #640987
    tabasumze
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    In Section B type questions, I came across a question which told to calculate EOQ.
    The holding costs of one unit per annum was $2, purchase cost per unit was $480 and the cost of capital was 10%.

    Holding costs are calculated as $2+(480×10%)=$50.
    Why do we add that $48, calculated from using purchase and capital costs?

    November 18, 2021 at 4:39 pm #641010
    John Moffat
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    Because the most important cost of holding inventory is the cost of the money tied up in the inventory.

    Given that each unit costs $480, then the interest cost of holding one unit in inventory for one year is 10% x $480.

    I do explain this in my free lectures. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper FM and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

    November 18, 2021 at 6:48 pm #641022
    tabasumze
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    Got it sir, Thank you.

    November 19, 2021 at 6:46 am #641039
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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