Dorning Shade Company will use an estimated 50,000 gumbands inits manufacturing
ID: 2661958 • Letter: D
Question
Dorning Shade Company will use an estimated 50,000 gumbands inits manufacturing process next year. The carrying cost of gum bandinventory is $.04 per unit, and the cost of reordering gumbands is$50 per order. What is Dorning Shade's economic odering quantityfor gumbands (rounds to the nearest 100 gumbands)? a. 11,200 b.10,700 c.9,700 d.8,100 Dorning Shade Company will use an estimated 50,000 gumbands inits manufacturing process next year. The carrying cost of gum bandinventory is $.04 per unit, and the cost of reordering gumbands is$50 per order. What is Dorning Shade's economic odering quantityfor gumbands (rounds to the nearest 100 gumbands)? a. 11,200 b.10,700 c.9,700 d.8,100Explanation / Answer
Demand (D) = 50000 gumbands
Ordering cost per order (Co) = $ 50
Carrying cost per unit per annum (Ch) = $0.04
Economic ordering quantity = (2* D*Ch) / Co
= (2*50000*50)/0.04
= 11200 gumbands
So, the answer is (a)11200