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Round your answer to the nearest {unit}.</p>\n<p>[[0]] {units}</p>", "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"precisionPartialCredit": 0, "allowFractions": false, "correctAnswerFraction": false, "minValue": "eoq", "maxValue": "eoq", "precision": 0, "type": "numberentry", "precisionType": "dp", "showPrecisionHint": false, "strictPrecision": false, "scripts": {}, "precisionMessage": "You have not given your answer to the correct precision.", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 1}], "type": "gapfill", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0}, {"prompt": "<p>What is {company}'s minimum cost per year? Round your answer to the nearest penny.</p>\n<p>&pound;[[0]]</p>", "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"precisionPartialCredit": 0, "allowFractions": false, "correctAnswerFraction": false, "minValue": "minimum_cost", "maxValue": "minimum_cost", "precision": "2", "type": "numberentry", "precisionType": "dp", "showPrecisionHint": false, "strictPrecision": false, "scripts": {}, "precisionMessage": "You have not given your answer to the correct precision.", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [{"part": "p1g0", "must_go_first": false, "variable": "eoq"}], "marks": 1}], "type": "gapfill", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0}], "statement": "<p>The demand {company} receives for its {products} is $d = \\var{demand}$ {units} per year and is fairly constant throughout the year.</p>\n<p>The {product} is valued at <strong>&pound;{price} per {unit}</strong> and is produced in batches. Each production run incurs the following costs:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&pound;{labour}</strong> for labour</li>\n<li><strong>&pound;{clean}</strong> to clean&nbsp;tools</li>\n<li><strong>&pound;{clerical}</strong> in clerical costs</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The costs of self-insurance and loss of investment income for money tied&nbsp;up in stock are rated at <strong>{holding_rate*100}%</strong>.</p>", "tags": ["MAS1901"], "rulesets": {}, "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Given constant demand for a product, calculate the economic order quantity, and the minimum cost per year.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<h4>a)</h4>\n<p>The set-up cost for each batch is the sum of the labour, cleaning, and clerical costs:</p>\n<p>\\[ \\simplify[]{{labour} + {clean} + {clerical}} = \\var{order_cost} \\]</p>\n<p>The annual holding cost per {unit} is the product of the&nbsp;price per {unit} of {products} and the rated holding cost. That is,</p>\n<p>\\[ \\simplify[]{{price}*{holding_rate}} = \\var{holding_cost} \\]</p>\n<h4>b)</h4>\n<p>The economic order quantity is given by</p>\n<p>\\[ \\mathrm{EOQ} = \\sqrt{\\frac{2ad}{h}} \\]</p>\n<p>where $a = \\var{order_cost}$ is the set-up cost of each order, $d = \\var{demand}$ is the annual demand, and $h = \\var{holding_cost}$ is the annual holding cost per {unit}.</p>\n<p>Using the values calculated above, we have:</p>\n<p>\\[ \\mathrm{EOQ} = \\simplify[]{sqrt((2*{order_cost}*{demand})/{holding_cost})} = \\var{round(eoq)} \\, \\var{units} \\text{ (to the nearest }\\var{unit}\\text{)} \\]</p>\n<h4>c)</h4>\n<p>The minimum cost per year is given by&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\\[ \\sqrt{2adh} = &pound;\\var{precround(minimum_cost,2)} \\]</p>", "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}]}]}], "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}]}