Gce Model Questions Vol1 2023 Commerce Question 21

Practice objective / multiple choice question 21 from the 2023 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2023 Commerce Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 21 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2023 • COMMERCE • objective

A wholesaler purchases a product at a unit cost of \(\text{₦}200\). The annual demand is \(12{,}000\) units. The ordering cost per order is \(\text{₦}500\) and the holding cost is \(20\%\) of the unit cost per year. The warehouse can hold at most \(1{,}500\) units at any time. The supplier offers a quantity discount: if the order quantity is \(1{,}000\) units or more, the unit cost falls to \(\text{₦}180\). Determine the order quantity that minimises the total annual cost and state that minimum cost.

Answer Options

A. Order quantity = 1,000 units; Minimum total annual cost = ₦2,250,000
B. Order quantity = 1,200 units; Minimum total annual cost = ₦2,160,000
Correct Answer C. Order quantity = 1,000 units; Minimum total annual cost = ₦2,184,000
D. Order quantity = 548 units; Minimum total annual cost = ₦2,200,000
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Order quantity = 1,000 units; Minimum total annual cost = ₦2,184,000

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2023 Commerce Question 21. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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