Problem:
John Lindsay sells disks that contain 25 software packages that perform a variety of financial functions including net present value, internal rate of return, and other financial programs tpically used by business students majoring in finance. Depending on the quantity ordered, JOhn offers the following price discounts. The annual demand is 2000 units on average. His setup costs to produce the disks is $250. He estimates holding costs to be 10% of the price or about $1 per unit per year.
PRICE RANGE
Quantity from 1 to 500 price = $10.00
Quantity from 501 to 1000 price = $9.95
Quantity from 1001 to 1500 price = $9.90
Quantity from 1500 to 2000 price = $9.85
(a) What is the optimal number of disks to produce at a time
(b) What is the impact of the following quantity price schedule on the optimal order quantity?
PRICE RANGE
Quantity from 1 to 500 price = $10.00
Quantity from 501 to 1000 price = $9.99
Quantity from 1001 to 1500 price = $9.98
Quantity from 1501 to 2000 price = $9.97