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Question 5 (40 points) Pembroke company needs 1,000 electric drills per year. The ordering cost for these is $100 per order and the carrying cost is assumed to be 20% of the per unit cost. In orders of less than 120, drills cost $100; In orders of greater than or equal to 120 but less than 140, drills cost $80, but for orders of 140 or more, the cost drops to $60 per unit. Should the company take advantage of the quantity discount? Show your work.

          Question 5 (40 points)
Pembroke company needs 1,000 electric drills per year. The ordering cost for these is $100 per order and the carrying cost is assumed to be 20% of the per unit cost. In orders of less than 120, drills cost $100; In orders of greater than or equal to 120 but less than 140, drills cost $80, but for orders of 140 or more, the cost drops to $60 per unit. Should the company take advantage of the quantity discount? Show your work.

Question 5 (40 points)
Pembroke company needs 1,000 electric drills per year. The ordering cost for these is 100 per order and the carrying cost is assumed to be 20% of the per unit cost. In orders of less than 120, drills cost $100; In orders of greater than or equal to 120 but less than 140, drills cost $80, but for orders of 140 or more, the cost drops to $60 per unit. Should the company take advantage of the quantity discount? Show your work.

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Calculus: Early Transcendentals

James Stewart 8th Edition

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Ordering cost per order = $100 Number of orders needed = 1,000 drills / 120 drills per order = 8.33 orders (rounded up to 9 orders) Total ordering cost = 9 orders * $100 per order = $900 Show more…

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Pembroke company needs 1,000 electric drills per year. The ordering cost for these is $100 per order, and the carrying cost is assumed to be 20% of the per unit cost. In orders of less than 120 drills, the cost is $100. For orders of greater than or equal to 120 but less than 140 drills, the cost is $80. However, for orders of 140 or more, the cost drops to $60 per unit. Should the company take advantage of the quantity discount? Show your work.