Question: 7 . SkyTech Weather Instruments is a specialized retail store focusing solely on meteorological devices. The owner, Alex, is contemplating an inventory and reorder strategy

7. SkyTech Weather Instruments is a specialized retail store focusing solely on meteorological devices. The owner, Alex, is contemplating an inventory and reorder strategy for residential weather stations. The weather stations are purchased by Alex for $50 each, and the annual demand is around 500 units, distributed relatively evenly over the year. The cost for placing a reorder is $80, and the inventory holding cost is $10. The company operates 300 days a year (6 days a week, taking a two-week break in August). The lead time for orders is 60 working days.
Calculate Economic Order Quantity, Total Cost, and Reorder Point (3 points). The formula for reorder point is: (Reorder Point = Daily Demand x Lead Time; to get Daily Demand, divide Annual Demand by the number of working days)

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