Using Horizon Cellular of $ and a shipping quantity of units is the lowest cost alternative, with annual total costs to (Enter your response as an integer.)

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Horizon Cellular manufactures cell phones for exclusive use in its communication network. Management must select a
circuit board supplier for a new phone soon to be introduced to the market. The annual requirements (D) are 50,000
units and Horizon's plant operates 250 days per year. The data for three suppliers are in the following table.
Supplier
Abbott
Baker
Carpenter
Annual Freight Costs
Shipping Quantity (Q)
Annual
Price/Unit Holding Cost/Unit
(P)
$31
$30
$29
Using
and a shipping quantity of
Horizon Cellular of $ (Enter your response as an integer.)
4
10,000
20,000
$12,000
$9,000
$8,000
$5,000
$9,000 $6,000
Which supplier and shipping quantity will provide the lowest total cost for Horizon Cellular?
(H)
$6.20
Lead
Time (L)
(days)
5
$6.00
$5.80
7
6
Annual
Administrative Cost
$12,000
$8,000
$9,000
units is the lowest cost alternative, with annual total costs to
Transcribed Image Text:K Horizon Cellular manufactures cell phones for exclusive use in its communication network. Management must select a circuit board supplier for a new phone soon to be introduced to the market. The annual requirements (D) are 50,000 units and Horizon's plant operates 250 days per year. The data for three suppliers are in the following table. Supplier Abbott Baker Carpenter Annual Freight Costs Shipping Quantity (Q) Annual Price/Unit Holding Cost/Unit (P) $31 $30 $29 Using and a shipping quantity of Horizon Cellular of $ (Enter your response as an integer.) 4 10,000 20,000 $12,000 $9,000 $8,000 $5,000 $9,000 $6,000 Which supplier and shipping quantity will provide the lowest total cost for Horizon Cellular? (H) $6.20 Lead Time (L) (days) 5 $6.00 $5.80 7 6 Annual Administrative Cost $12,000 $8,000 $9,000 units is the lowest cost alternative, with annual total costs to
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