1. a. Yes, Speedy Grocery Store should take the discount, because the total annual cost
of purchasing 50 or more cases at a time is lower than the cost of not taking the
discount.
EOQ with 50 cases or more
* price applies to the entire order
b. The grocery store is indifferent when the discount is $.39 per case.
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2. a. EOQ = 2(20)(50)/.15(25) 23 cases
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EOQDiscount = 2(20)(50)/.15(20) = 25.8 cases
Since 30 cases are required to receive the discount, the EOQDiscount is infeasible.
30. For example, if the discount of $20 applied at 25 units, the resulting total annual
cost would be:
TC25 = (50/25)(20) + .15(20)(25/2) + 50(20) = 1077.5
Since this only saves you about $1 per year, it is not worth too much negotiating
3. a. EOQ = 2(1200)(300)/.2(25)(1 – 300/500) = 600