Hicom Goods is a distributor of videotapes. View Mart is a local retail outlet which sells blank and recorded videos. View Mart purchases tapes from Hicom Goods at £3.00 per tape; tapes are shipped in packages of 20. Hicom Goods pays all incoming freight, and View Mart does not inspect the tapes due to Hicom Goods' reputation for high quality. Annual demand is 104,000 tapes at a rate of 4,000 tapes per week. View Mart earns 20% on its cash investments. The purchase-order lead time is two weeks. The following cost data are available: Relevant ordering costs per purchase order Carrying costs per package per year: Relevant insurance, materials handling, breakage, etc., per year £90.50 £4.50 What is the required annual return on investment per package? a. £60.00 b. £2.50 C. £12.00 d. £0.60

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Hicom Goods is a distributor of videotapes. View Mart is a local retail outlet which
sells blank and recorded videos. View Mart purchases tapes from Hicom Goods at
£3.00 per tape; tapes are shipped in packages of 20. Hicom Goods pays all incoming
freight, and View Mart does not inspect the tapes due to Hicom Goods' reputation for
high quality. Annual demand is 104,000 tapes at a rate of 4,000 tapes per week. View
Mart earns 20% on its cash investments. The purchase-order lead time is two weeks.
The following cost data are available:
Relevant ordering costs per purchase order
Carrying costs per package per year:
Relevant insurance, materials handling,
breakage, etc., per year
£90.50
£4.50
What is the required annual return on investment per package?
a.
£60.00
b.
£2.50
C.
£12.00
d. £0.60
Transcribed Image Text:Hicom Goods is a distributor of videotapes. View Mart is a local retail outlet which sells blank and recorded videos. View Mart purchases tapes from Hicom Goods at £3.00 per tape; tapes are shipped in packages of 20. Hicom Goods pays all incoming freight, and View Mart does not inspect the tapes due to Hicom Goods' reputation for high quality. Annual demand is 104,000 tapes at a rate of 4,000 tapes per week. View Mart earns 20% on its cash investments. The purchase-order lead time is two weeks. The following cost data are available: Relevant ordering costs per purchase order Carrying costs per package per year: Relevant insurance, materials handling, breakage, etc., per year £90.50 £4.50 What is the required annual return on investment per package? a. £60.00 b. £2.50 C. £12.00 d. £0.60
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