Two inventory policies have been suggested by the


Two inventory policies have been suggested by the purchasing department of a company:

Policy 1 : Order 150 units. The reorder point is 50 units and the time between placing and receiving an order is 10 days.

Policy 2 : Order 200 units. The reorder point is 75 units and the time between placing and receiving an order is 15 days.

The setup cost per order is $20 , and the holding cost per unit per day is .02 cents.

(a) Which of the two policies should the company adopt based on Total Cost per Unit or TCU?

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