Ome manufacturers are developing costly buffer stocks in order to a. break the price and promotion barriers that exist in manufacturing companies. b. shift to expensive but less dependable modes of transport. c. avoid shutting down production lines and failing to make timely deliveries. d. guarantee product adaptation and invention.

Thomas kratzer is the purchasing manager for the headquarters of a large insurance company chain with a central inventory operation. thomas's fastest-moving inventory item has a demand of 6,000 units per year. the cost of each unit is $100, and the inventory carrying cost is $10 per unit per year. the average ordering cost is $30 per order. it takes about 5 days for an order to arrive, and the demand for 1 week is 120 units. (this is a corporate operation, and the are 250 working days per year.)a) what is the eoq? b) what is the average inventory if the eoq is used? c) what is the optimal number of orders per year? d) what is the optimal number of days in between any two orders? e) what is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory? f) what is the total annual inventory cost, including cost of the 6,000 units?

Gulliver travel agencies thinks interest rates in europe are low. the firm borrows euros at 5 percent for one year. during this time period the dollar falls 11 percent against the euro. what is the effective interest rate on the loan for one year? (consider the 11 percent fall in the value of the dollar as well as the interest payment.)

Match each business function with its description. operations marketing finance strategy deals with the challenges that a company faces in the ever-changing business environment arrowright deals with debt, stock, and owner’s funds arrowright readies products and services for production and delivers them to the market arrowright deals with finding, targeting, attracting, and connecting with the right customers