Joe Birra needs to purchase malt for his microbrewery production. His supplier charges $35 per delivery (no matter how much is delivered) and $1.20 per gallon. Joe’s annual holding cost per unit is 35% of the price per gallon. Joe uses 250 gallons of malt per week.

a. Suppose Joe orders 1000 gallons each time. What is his average inventory in gallons?
b. Suppose Joe orders 1500 gallons each time. How many orders does he place with his supplier each year?
c. How many gallons should Joe order from the supplier with each order to minimize the sum of the ordering and holding cost?
d. Suppose Joe orders 2500 gallons each time he places an order with the supplier. What is the sum of the ordering and holding costs per gallon?
e. Suppose Joe orders the quantity from part (C) that minimizes the sim of the ordering and holding costs each time he places an order with the supplier. What is the annual cost of the EOQ expressed as a percentage of the annual purchase cost?
f. If Joe’s supplier only accepts orders that are an integer multiple of 100 gallons, how much should Joe order to minimize ordering and holding costs per gallon?

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Answer:

Check the following calculations

Explanation:

Given Weekly demand = 250 gallons

Annual demand D = 250 gallons * 52 weeks per year = 13000 per year

Cost C = $1.20

Ordering cost = $35

Annual holding cost H = 35% of price = 0.35*1.2 = $0.42

a) Given order quantity Q = 1000 gallons

average inventory in gallons = Q/2 = 500 gallons

b) Q = 1500

No of orders per year = D/Q = 13000/1500 = 8.67 or 9 (round off)

c) Optimal order quantity Q

Q=\sqrt{2DS/H}

Q=\sqrt{(2*13000*35)/0.42}

Q=1472 GALLONS

d)

Q=2500

Annual Holding cost = (Q/2)H = (2500/2)0.42 = $525

Annual ordering cost = (D/Q)S = (13000/2500)35 = $182

Annual Holding cost + Annual ordering cost = 525 + 182 = $707

Average inventory in gallons = 500 gallons,

No of orders per year = 9

Optimal order quantity Q = 1472 Gallons

Optimal order quantity Q = 1472 Gallons

Sum of the ordering and holding costs per gallon will be $707.

Given data

Weekly demand = 250 gallons

Annual demand D = 250 gallons * 52 weeks per year = 13000 per year

Cost C = $1.20

Ordering cost = $35

Annual holding cost H = 35% of price = 0.35*1.2 = $0.42

What is the average inventory in gallons?

Given order quantity Q = 1000 gallons

Average inventory in gallons = Q/2

Average inventory in gallons = 1000/2

Average inventory in gallons = 500 gallons

How many orders does he place with his supplier each year?

Given that Q = 1500

No of orders per year = D/Q

No of orders per year = 13000/1500

No of orders per year = 8.67 or 9

How many gallons should Joe order from the supplier?

Optimal order quantity Q = [tex]\sqrt{{2DS/H}}[/tex]

Optimal order quantity Q = [tex]\sqrt{(2*13000*35)/0.42}}[/tex]

Optimal order quantity Q = 1472 Gallons

What is the sum of the ordering and holding costs per gallon?

Given data Q=2500

Annual Holding cost = (Q/2)H

Annual Holding cost = (2500/2)0.42

Annual Holding cost = $525

Annual ordering cost = (D/Q)S

Annual ordering cost= (13000/2500)35

Annual ordering cost= $182

Annual Holding cost + Annual ordering cost

= 525 + 182

= $707

Hence, the sum of the ordering and holding costs per gallon will be $707.

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