Answer:
1,683 units
Explanation:
Given that,
Annual demand, D = 85,000
Price of fuel, P = $2 per gallon
Ordering fee, O = $50 per order
Lead time, L = 5 days
Holding cost per unit, H = 15%
= 0.15 × $2 per gallon
= $0.3
Economic order quantity (EOQ):
= [tex]\sqrt{\frac{2\times Ordering\ cost\times Demand}{Holding\ cost} }[/tex]
= [tex]\sqrt{\frac{2\times 50\times 85,000}{0.3}}[/tex]
= [tex]\sqrt{\frac{8,500,000}{0.3} }[/tex]
= √28,333,333.3
= 1,683.2 or 1,683 units