Austin medical doctor's office uses 9,000 hypodermic needles per year. These needles are purchased from a medical supplier 150 miles away. The setup or ordering cost is $10 per order, the holding or carrying cost per unit per year is $0.50. There are 300 working days per year, and lead time is 2 days If EOQ model is employed, what would be the daily demand rate?

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Austin medical doctor's office uses 9,000 hypodermic needles per year. These
needles are purchased from a medical supplier 150 miles away. The setup or
ordering cost is $10 per order, the holding or carrying cost per unit per year is $0.50.
There are 300 working days per year, and lead time is 2 days If EOQ model is
employed, what would be the daily demand rate?
Keep your written work.
Select one:
a. 60
O b. 20
Ос. 30
O d. 15
e. 10
Transcribed Image Text:Austin medical doctor's office uses 9,000 hypodermic needles per year. These needles are purchased from a medical supplier 150 miles away. The setup or ordering cost is $10 per order, the holding or carrying cost per unit per year is $0.50. There are 300 working days per year, and lead time is 2 days If EOQ model is employed, what would be the daily demand rate? Keep your written work. Select one: a. 60 O b. 20 Ос. 30 O d. 15 e. 10
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Economic Order Quantity:

 

Economic order quantity (EOQ) is the ideal order quantity a company should purchase to minimize inventory costs such as holding costs, shortage costs, and order costs.  The formula of EOQ assumes that demand, ordering, and holding costs all remain constant.

 

EOQ=2DSHwhere,D=Demand in unitsS=Ordering costH=Holding cost

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