Question: A testing lab is trying to determine how many test kits it should order from its supplier. They use 780 kits per year. The annual

  1. A testing lab is trying to determine how many test kits it should order from its supplier. They use 780 kits per year. The annual holding cost is $3 per kit per year. The ordering cost is $15 per order. The supplier offers a quantity discount.

  1. Draw the Order quantity (Q) verses Total Annual Cost graph with 3 item prices (as shown in Figure 12.7 of the textbook).
  2. What is the optimum buying condition (Price and Quantity)?
  3. What is the total cost (holding cost + ordering cost + material cost) at optimum condition?

Quantity

$Price

1-72

60

73-144

56

145 and more

53

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