Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Commerce Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Commerce Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 29 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • COMMERCE • objective

A retailer faces an annual demand of 12 000 units for a product. The ordering cost is \(\text{₦}5{,}000\) per order and the holding cost is 20 % of the unit cost per year. The unit cost is \(\text{₦}200\). Lead time is 10 days. The retailer wants a 95 % service level; daily demand is assumed constant and the standard deviation of daily demand is 30 units. Determine (a) the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ), (b) the safety stock required, and (c) the total annual inventory cost (ordering + holding + safety‑stock holding). Give all monetary values to the nearest naira.

Answer Options

A. EOQ=1732 units; Safety stock=180 units; Total cost=75522
Correct Answer B. EOQ=1732 units; Safety stock=156 units; Total cost=75522
C. EOQ=1800 units; Safety stock=140 units; Total cost=76000
D. EOQ=1650 units; Safety stock=156 units; Total cost=75000
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
EOQ=1732 units; Safety stock=156 units; Total cost=75522

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Commerce Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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