The following production information for the Murray Manufacturing Company has been gathered for part number AB7 (which is used in the manufacture of one of its products):
• Murray Manufacturing buys part AB7 from a supplier.
• Murray estimates that it will need 5,400 parts this month (which has 30 days).
• Each part costs $6.89,and it costs Murray $750 to place an order for part AB7.
• It takes 8 days to receive an order of part AB7 from Murray's supplier.
• All parts orders are received,inspected,and checked into inventory the same day shipment is received.
• Inventory carrying costs are 20% of the inventory value for the month.
Required:
A.Compute the economic order quantity in units (rounded to the nearest unit)for part AB7.
B.Compute the reorder point (rounded to the nearest unit)for part number AB7.

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The Answer of The following production information for the Murray Manufacturing Company has been gathered for part number AB7 (which is used in the manufacture of one of its products):
• Murray Manufacturing buys part AB7 from a supplier.
• Murray estimates that it will need 5,400 parts this month (which has 30 days).
• Each part costs $6.89,and it costs Murray $750 to place an order for part AB7.
• It takes 8 days to receive an order of part AB7 from Murray's supplier.
• All parts orders are received,inspected,and checked into inventory the same day shipment is received.
• Inventory carrying costs are 20% of the inventory value for the month.
Required:
A.Compute the economic order quantity in units (rounded to the nearest unit)for part AB7.
B.Compute the reorder point (rounded to the nearest unit)for part number AB7.

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