Purchase price per unit $480 Annual demand 4000 units Supplier delivery costs $10 per order Chief buyer’s salary $30,000 per annum Total number of orders placed 1000 units per annum Annual storage cost $2 per unit Cost of capital 10% per annum
Question: Why cost of holding = $2 + 10% of purchase price = $50 per unit?
The $2 is the cost of storing the material. The 10% of purchase price is the interest cost of the money tied up in inventory. The total holding cost is the total of the two.
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