Question 2
(10 Marks)
A company uses 15,000 units of stock item 6786 each year. The item has a purchase cost of R4 per
unit. The cost of placing an order for re-supply is R220. The annual holding cost of one unit of the item
is 10% of its purchase cost.
Data relating to stores item 6787 are as follows.
Daily use:
Lead time for re-supply:
Reorder quantity:
Required:
i.
ii.
300 Units
5-20 Days
10,000 Units
EOR
What is the economic order quantity for item 6786, to the nearest unit?
What would be the effect of an increase in the annual holding cost per unit on (1) the EOQ and (2)
total annual ordering costs?
What should be the reorder level for this stock item (6787), to avoid the possibility of inventory-outs"