Increasing quality of finished goods Balancing supply and demand Buffering uncertainty in supply or demand Enabling geographical specialization
10 9 0.75 15
28 days 70 days 60 days 32 days
$1,500 $2,400 $2,750 $3,400
higher annual inventory carrying cost than ordering the EOQ quantity. lower annual inventory carrying cost than ordering the EOQ quantity. lower annual ordering cost than ordering the EOQ quantity. This cannot be determined.
243 units 257 units 77 units 210 units