Value in a Dynamic Business Environment,
13th Edition by Ronald Hilton
Appendix III IA
1) The EOQ model is a mathematical tool for determining the order quantity that:
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A) maximizes the costs of ordering and holding inventory. IA IA IA IA IA IA IA
B) equals the costs of ordering and holding inventory.
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C) minimizes the costs of ordering and holding inventory. IA IA IA IA IA IA IA
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D) has no effect on the costs of ordering and holding inventory.
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E) none of these answers are correct.
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2) Inventory decisions involve a delicate balance between which of the following classes of
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Acosts?
A) Ordering costs, advertising costs, and shipping costs
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C) Ordering costs, holding costs, and shortage costs
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D) Ordering costs, shipping costs, and shortage costs
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E) Shipping costs, holding costs, and shortage costs
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3) Which one of the following is true of a just-in-time (JIT) system?
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A) JIT system uses a “pull” approach to controlling manufacturing
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B) Inventory of raw materials and parts are kept as a buffer
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C) Inventory of partially completed parts are kept as a buffer
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E) None of the answers are correct
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4) Which one of the following is true of Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)?
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A) The EOQ approach takes the view that some inventory is necessary in order to
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B) Is calculates as the square root of the following: (2 × annual requirement × cost per
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order) ÷ annual holding cost per unit
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C) The graphical approach is one method of calculating EOQ
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D) A mathematical tool for determining the order quantity that minimizes the cost of
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E) All of the answers are correct
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,5) Which of the following is a way that JIT efficiencies are achieved?
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A) Negotiating long-term supply agreements IA IA IA
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E) All of the answers are correct
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6) Inventory holding costs typically include:
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A) clerical costs of purchase-order preparation.
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B) costs of deterioration, theft, or spoilage.
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C) costs associated with lost sales to customers.
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D) forgone interest on money tied up in inventory.
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E) both costs of deterioration, theft, or spoilage and forgone interest on money tied up in
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inventory.
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7) Inventory holding costs would typically include all of the following except:
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A) insurance.
B) theft.
C) transportation.
D) obsolescence.
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8) Which of the following is classified as an inventory shortage cost?
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A) Purchase order preparation IA IA
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C) Lost sales and lost customers
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D) Spoilage
E) Both production disruption and lost sales and lost customers
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9) At the economic order quantity:
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A) total annual inventory costs, holding costs, and ordering costs are all minimized.
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B) total annual inventory costs and holding costs are minimized.
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C) total annual inventory costs are minimized, and holding costs equal ordering costs.
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D) total annual inventory costs are minimized, and holding costs exceed ordering costs.
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E) total annual inventory costs are minimized, and ordering costs exceed holding costs.
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,10) Langdon Enterprises uses an economic order quantity model and has determined an optimal
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Aorder size of 2,200 units. Annual demand is 44,000 units, ordering costs are $60 per order,
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Aand holding costs are $6 per unit. The company's annual holding costs total:
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A) $13,200.
B) $14,400.
C) $485,200.
D) $265,200.
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11) Langdon Enterprises uses an economic order quantity model and has determined an optimal
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Aorder size of 500 units. Annual demand is 10,000 units, ordering costs are $50 per order, and
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holding costs are $4 per unit. The company's annual holding costs total:
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A) $2,000.
B) $3,000.
C) $21,000.
D) $41,000.
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12) Reflection Graphics uses a special purpose paper on 80% of its jobs. The paper is purchased
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in 310-
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sheet packages at a cost of $310 per package. Management estimates that the cost of placin
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g and receiving a typical order is $36, and the annual cost of carrying a package in inventor
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y is $3.60. Reflection Graphics uses 4,700 packages of paper each year. Production is const
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ant, and the lead time to receive an order is two week.
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The economic order quantity is approximately:
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Note: Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.
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A) 307 packages. IA
B) 4,018 packages. IA
C) 2,093 packages. IA
D) 1,636 packages. IA
E) 1,166 packages. IA
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, 13) Reflection Graphics uses a special purpose paper on 80% of its jobs. The paper is purchased
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in 100-
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sheet packages at a cost of $100 per package. Management estimates that the cost of placin
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g and receiving a typical order is $15, and the annual cost of carrying a package in inventor
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y is $1.50. Reflection Graphics uses 2,600 packages of paper each year. Production is const
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ant, and the lead time to receive an order is one week.
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The economic order quantity is approximately:
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A) 203 packages. IA
B) 225 packages. IA
C) 228 packages. IA
D) 565 packages. IA
E) 631 packages. IA
14) Reflection Graphics uses a special purpose paper on 80% of its jobs. The paper is purchased
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in 350-
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sheet packages at a cost of $350 per package. Management estimates that the cost of placin
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g and receiving a typical order is $40, and the annual cost of carrying a package in inventor
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y is $4.00. Reflection Graphics uses 5,100 packages of paper each year. Production is const
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ant, and the lead time to receive an order is three weeks.
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Note: Assume 52 weeks in a year. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round
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your final answer to nearest whole dollar amount.
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The reorder point is:
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A) 147 packages. IA
B) 1,440 packages. IA
C) 5,600 packages. IA
D) 350 packages. IA
E) 294 packages. IA
15) Reflection Graphics uses a special purpose paper on 80% of its jobs. The paper is purchased
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in 100-
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sheet packages at a cost of $100 per package. Management estimates that the cost of placin
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g and receiving a typical order is $15, and the annual cost of carrying a package in inventor
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y is $1.50. Reflection Graphics uses 2,600 packages of paper each year. Production is const
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ant, and the lead time to receive an order is one week.
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The reorder point is:
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A) 25 packages. IA
B) 50 packages. IA
C) 100 packages. IA
D) 203 packages. IA
E) 225 packages. IA
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