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SSarah8y ago
Hi John and Team I really hope I am allowed to ask this question here, it's from the Kaplan text and I do not have anyone else to ask. Q35 from the back of the book A manufacturer uses 100,000 components costing $1 each at a constant rate throughout the year. The cost of making a single order for more components is $10 and the holding costs for each component are 0.5% of the average inventory value. What is the EOQ? A 1,411 B 14,142 C 20, 000 The correct answer is C, 20,000. I obtained the correct values for the demand( 100,000) and order costs($10), but the value for the holding costs is given as 0.005, I got 0.05. Please could someone shed light on how they obtained this. How were you meant to work out the average inventory value from the information given? Many thanks Sarah
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor8y ago#1
The cost per unit is $1. 0.5% x $1 = 0.005 (0.5/100 x $1 = 0.005)
SSarah8y ago#2
Sorry, I didn't look at the question properly. I was treating the holding costs as 5%, not 0.5 % Thank you.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor8y ago#3
You are welcome :-)
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