Chapter 3: 9DQ (page 219)
What does the EOQ formula tell us? What assumption is made about the usage rate for inventory?
The EOQ reflects an optimum level of inventory that should be ordered to minimize the inventory cost by an organization. It assumes that the inventory is consumed at a constant rate.
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Esquire Products Inc. expects the following monthly sales:
January | \(28,000 |
February | \)19,000 |
March | \(12,000 |
April | \)14,000 |
May | \(8,000 |
June | \)6,000 |
July | \(22,000 |
August | \)26,000 |
September | \(29,000 |
October | \)34,000 |
November | \(42,000 |
December | \)24,000 |
Total annual sales | \(264,000 |
Cash sales are 40 percent in a given month, with the remainder going into accounts receivable. All receivables are collected in the month following the sale. Esquire sells all of its goods for \)2 each and produces them for \(1 each. Esquire uses level production, and average monthly production is equal to annual production divided by 12.
c. Determine a cash payments schedule for January through December. The production costs (\)1 per unit produced) are paid for in the month in which they occur. Other cash payments (besides those for production costs) are $7,400 per month.
Explain the similarities and differences of lockbox systems and regional collection offices
In the second year, Fisk Corporation finds that it can reduce ordering costs to \(2 per order but that carrying costs stay the same at \)1.60 per unit. Also, volume remains at 49,000 units per year.
b. How many orders will be placed during the year?
Colter Steel has \(4,200,000 in assets.
Temporary current assets | \)1,000,000 |
Permanent current assets | \(2,000,000 |
Fixed assets | \)1,200,000 |
Total assets | \(4,200,000 |
Short-term rates are 8 percent. Long-term rates are 13 percent. Earnings before interest and taxes are \)996,000. The tax rate is 40 percent. If long-term financing is perfectly matched (synchronized) with long-term asset needs, and the same is true of short-term financing, what will earnings after taxes be? For a graphical example of perfectly matched plans, see Figure 6-5.
Neon Light Company of Kansas City ships lamps and lighting appliances throughout the country. Ms. Neon has determined that through the establishment of local collection centers around the country, she can speed up the collection of payments by three days. Furthermore, the cash management department of her bank has indicated to her that she can defer her payments on her accounts by one-half day without affecting suppliers. The bank has a remote disbursement center in Florida.
b. If Neon Light Company can earn 6 percent per annum on freed-up funds, how much will the income be?
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