DEF Motor Company uses 4,500 units of Part ML-44 each year. The cost of placing one order for Part ML-44 is estimated to be about P20. Other costs associated with carrying Part ML-44 in inventory are: Annual cost per part Insurance P 0.20 Property taxes 0.09 Interest on funds invested 0.15 Others 0.06 Total cost P 0.50 Assume that the company has been able to reduce the cost of placing an order to only P1.00 and that when the waste and inefficiency caused by inventories is considered, the cost to carry an inventory jumps to P 1.60 per unit. What would be the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) under these conditions? O A. 75 В. 80 С. 95 O D. 100

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Assume that the company has been able to reduce the cost of placing an order to only P1.00 and that when the waste and inefficiency caused by inventories is considered, the cost to carry an inventory jumps to P 1.60 per unit. What would be the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) under these conditions?

DEF Motor Company uses 4,500 units of Part ML-44 each year. The cost of placing one order
for Part ML-44 is estimated to be about P20. Other costs associated with carrying Part ML-44
in inventory are:
Annual cost per part
Insurance P 0.20
Property taxes 0.009
Interest on funds invested 0.15
Others 0.06
Total cost P 0.50
Assume that the company has been able to reduce the cost of placing an order to only P1.00
and that when the waste and inefficiency caused by inventories is considered, the cost to
carry an inventory jumps to P 1.60 per unit. What would be the Economic Order Quantity
(EOQ) under these conditions?
О А. 75
О в. 80
О с. 95
О D. 100
Transcribed Image Text:DEF Motor Company uses 4,500 units of Part ML-44 each year. The cost of placing one order for Part ML-44 is estimated to be about P20. Other costs associated with carrying Part ML-44 in inventory are: Annual cost per part Insurance P 0.20 Property taxes 0.009 Interest on funds invested 0.15 Others 0.06 Total cost P 0.50 Assume that the company has been able to reduce the cost of placing an order to only P1.00 and that when the waste and inefficiency caused by inventories is considered, the cost to carry an inventory jumps to P 1.60 per unit. What would be the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) under these conditions? О А. 75 О в. 80 О с. 95 О D. 100
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