Answer:
5,322.91 units
Explanation:
Given data
Annual demand = 85,000 gallons
Price of fuel = $2
Time = 5 days
Ordering fee = $50 per order
Holding cost per unit = 15%
So the holding cost is = $2 × 15% = $0.3
a. The computation of the economic order quantity is shown below:
[tex]= \sqrt{\frac{2\times \text{Annual demand}\times \text{Ordering cost}}{\text{Carrying cost}}}[/tex]
[tex]= \sqrt{\frac{2\times \text{85,000}\times \text{\$50}}{\text{\$0.30}}}[/tex]
= 5,322.91 gallons
Hence, the economic order quantity (EOQ) of fuel in gallons is 5,322.91