Micro Corp. uses 1,000 units of Chip annually in its production.Order costs consist of $10 for placing
Question:
Micro Corp. uses 1,000 units of Chip annually in its production.Order costs consist of $10 for placing a longdistance call to make the order and $40 for delivering the order by truck to the company warehouse.Each Chip costs $100, and the carrying costs are estimated at 15.625% of the inventory cost.
Required:
Compute the economic order quantity.
Determine the total order and carrying cost based on EOQ.
Determine the best order quantity if Chip is purchased only in multiples of 25 units.(Round answers to the nearest whole dollar in case of calculating order and carrying cost in proving the best order size.)
PROBLEM 2:
Charleston Company has developed the following data to assist in controlling one of its inventory items:
Economic order quantity1000liters
Average daily use100liters
Maximum daily use120liters
Working days per year250days
Safety stock140liters
Cost of carrying inventory$1.00per liter per year
Lead time7 working days
Required:Compute the following:
Order point
Average inventory
Maximum inventory assuming normal lead time and usage
Cost of placing one order
PROBLEM 3:
Etchas Company is a manufacturer of men and women underwear. During the month of September 2019, the accounting records show the following raw materials transactions:
September 1, beginning materials inventory of 470 yards at cost of $5/yard
September 7, received from purchase 70 yards at a cost of $4.50/yard
September 15, issued 250 yards for production
September 18, received from purchase 120 yards at a cost of $4.75/yard
September 20, returned to supplier 10 yards (assume materials returned were from the most recent purchase)
September 26, issued 250 yards for production
September 27, returned 10 yards already issued to the warehouse (assume materials returned were from the most recent issuance)
September 30, received from purchase 30 yards at a cost of $5.10/yard
Required: Calculate the ending raw materials inventory and raw materials used under the following inventory systems:
a.FIFO
b.Weighted average
c.Moving average
PROBLEM 4:
Bunak Company would like to assess its safety stock level if it will cost them high or low. Recently, the management sets that the total safety stock carrying and stockout costs for the year should not exceed $110. Their current information about the current level of safety stock and other information follows:
Safety stock level30 units
Probability of stockout per order15%
Carrying cost per unit$1.50
Stockout cost$15
Annual demand1,000
Economic order quantity250
Required: Based on the information, decide whether the current safety stock level meets the management's requirements.
Managerial Accounting An Integrative Approach
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