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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?
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.
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Got it sir, Thank you.
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