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The Salesworthy Sprokets company purchase a sprocket flange used in the manufacture of aircraft door hinges directly from the supplier. Salesworthy's hinge production line, which is operated at a constant rate, will require 1,000 flanges per month throughout the year (....12,000 per year). if the administrative cost of placing and receiving an order is $ 25 per order, if the flanges cost $ 2.50 each, and if the per annum inventory holding charge is 20% based on average levels:

a) What is the EOQ for this component; and what is the total annual inventory ordering and carrying cost for the year? ( EOQ=1096; TC=$547.72; OC=$ 273.72; CC=$ 274.00). Please show all work.

b) Supposed the problem is changed such that yearly demand is now $ 10,000 worth of sealing gook (.... in 1 gallon cans, priced at wholesale), instead of the 520 cans per month. From this new data, recalculate the EOQ and the total cost equations.

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The solution shows how to compute for economic order quantity to determine the optimal ordering frequency and volume.

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Given:
Annual inventory of flanges= 12,000 per year
Cost of Placing an order= $25
Price of flange= $2.50
Percentage of carrying cost= 20%

EOQ= SQUARE ROOT OF ( Annual Inventory) (Cost per order) /(Price Per unit) (% of carrying)

EOQ= SQUARE ROOT OF 2 ( 12000) (25) /(2.50) (.20)
EOQ= SQUARE ROOT OF 600000 / .5
EOQ= SQUARE ROOT OF 1200000
EOQ= 1095.445 rounded off to 1,096 units

Note: This means that Sprokets company must order 1095.445 (say 1,096)units of flange per ordering ...

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