Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Commerce Question 31

Practice objective / multiple choice question 31 from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Commerce Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 31 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • COMMERCE • objective

A wholesaler faces an annual demand of \(12{,}000\) units. The ordering cost is \(\text{₦}500\) per order. Holding cost is \(20\%\) of the unit cost per year. Unit cost is \(\text{₦}200\) per unit for orders up to \(2{,}000\) units, \(\text{₦}190\) per unit for orders between \(2{,}001\) and \(5{,}000\) units, and \(\text{₦}180\) per unit for orders above \(5{,}000\) units. The warehouse can store at most \(4{,}000\) units at any time. Determine the order quantity that minimises the total annual cost and state that minimum cost (to the nearest naira).

Answer Options

A. Order 2,500 units; minimum total annual cost = ₦2,329,900
B. Order 2,000 units; minimum total annual cost = ₦2,443,000
C. Order 3,000 units; minimum total annual cost = ₦2,339,000
Correct Answer D. Order 2,001 units; minimum total annual cost = ₦2,321,018
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Order 2,001 units; minimum total annual cost = ₦2,321,018

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Commerce Question 31. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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