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Question- 2

Usman Limited (UL) deals in single product Stigma.For 2019-20,the sale of Stigma was projected at 50,000 units.UL followed
a policy of maintaining safety stock of 1000 units and placed orders on the basis of ‘Economic Order Quantity’.The total
carrying costs amounted to Rs.1,000,000 whereas carrying cost per unit per month was Rs.40.
The projections for 2020-21 are as follows;
• Annual sales would be 60,000 units
• Expected sale price of the Stigma is Rs.5,000 per unit and expected contribution margin is 10% of sales.
• Carrying cost per unit is expected to increase by 25%
• Fixed costs of the ordering department would increase by 20% over last year whereas variable costs associated
with processing an order would increase by 10%
• There would be no change in the policy for maintenance of safety stock.
Required:
(a) Compute the Economic Order quantity for year 2020-21.
(b) Total annual ordering and carrying costs (10)

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