Reference no: EM132618875

The following information relates to inventory-relationship of M. Ltd;

Annual purchase sh.                               1,080,000

Purchase price per unit is sh.                       30.

Carrying cost is 15% of the purchase price per unit.

Cost per order placed is sh.                          120.

Desired stock level is 1500 units. This stock level was in hand initially.

Lead time is 7 days.

Required:

Problem i) Compute the economic order quantity.

Problem ii) What is optimal number of orders to be placed in the year?

Problem iii) Assuming 52 weeks in a year, determine the inventory conversion period

Problem iv) Determine the re-order level 

Problem v) Assuming that for any orders of at least 1800 units the firm will get 5% discount on the purchase price. Analyze whether the company should take advantage of the discount or not.