Answer:
34
Explanation:
Given that:
The annual average inventory requirement = 2000
The carrying cost per order per annum = 150
The fixed cost per order = 44
Thus, the Economic ordering quantity can be calculated by using the formula;
[tex]Economic \ Order \ Quantity (EOQ)=\sqrt{\dfrac{2 \times Annual \ Demand \times Cost \ Per \ order}{ Annual \ holding \ cost \ per \ unit}[/tex]
[tex]Economic \ Order \ Quantity (EOQ)=\sqrt{\dfrac{2 \times 2000 \times 44}{ 150}[/tex]
[tex]Economic \ Order \ Quantity (EOQ)=\sqrt{\dfrac{176000}{ 150}[/tex]
[tex]Economic \ Order \ Quantity (EOQ)=\sqrt{1173.33333}[/tex]
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) = 34.25
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) ≅ 34 to the nearest whole number.