Jill’s Custom Bags manufacturers and sells 12,000 customer designer bags per year, each requiring three yards of a specially manufactured fabric. These bags are sold evenly throughout the year. The materials for these bags require two months’ lead time. Jill desires to maintain a safety stock of sufficient material to meet one month’s demand. What is Jill’s reorder point?a. 3,000b. 6,000c. 9,000d. 12,000

Jill’s Custom Bags manufacturers and sells 12,000 customer designer bags per year, each requiring three yards of a specially manufactured fabric. These bags are sold evenly throughout the year. The materials for these bags require two months’ lead time. Jill desires to maintain a safety stock of sufficient material to meet one month’s demand. What is Jill’s reorder point?a. 3,000b. 6,000c. 9,000d. 12,000

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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ISBN:9781305970663

Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Publisher:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Chapter16: Cost-volume-profit Analysis

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