Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Commerce Question 27

Practice objective / multiple choice question 27 from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Commerce Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 27 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2017 • COMMERCE • objective

A retailer orders a product with an annual demand of 18,000 units. The ordering cost is ₦4,000 per order. The unit cost is ₦500 and the holding cost is 20 % of the unit cost per year. The warehouse can hold at most 1,500 units per order. However, for each unit ordered above 1,000 units a one‑time handling charge of ₦200 per unit is incurred (charged per order). Determine the order quantity that minimises the total annual cost and state that minimum cost.

Answer Options

A. Order 1,000 units; minimum annual total cost = ₦130,000.
B. Order 1,200 units; minimum annual total cost = ₦124,800.
Correct Answer C. Order 1,000 units; minimum annual total cost = ₦122,000.
D. Order 800 units; minimum annual total cost = ₦118,400.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Order 1,000 units; minimum annual total cost = ₦122,000.

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Commerce Question 27. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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