Problem 17

Sam’s Auto Shop services and repairs a particular brand of foreign automobile. Sam uses oil filters throughout the year. The shop operates fifty-two weeks per year and weekly demand is 160 filters. Sam estimates that it costs $18 to place an order and his annual holding cost rate is $2 per oil filter. Currently, Sam orders in quantities of 676 filters. Calculate the total annual costs associated with Sam’s current ordering policy.

Calculate economic order quantity.

units

(Round your answer to 2 decimal places, the tolerance is +/-0.01.)

Calculate total annual costs using the EOQ ordering policy.
$

(Round your answer to 2 decimal places, the tolerance is +/-0.02.)

Calculate penalty costs Sam is incurring by using his current policy.
$

(Round your answer to 2 decimal places, the tolerance is +/-0.04.)