Business, 19.08.2021 23:20 2005AngelMoore

The Steele Bike Company assembles bicycles for a major retail toy outlet. The main purchase is bicycle frames for making these bicycles. Dan Steele, the owner, wants to locate a low-cost supplier for the frames used in this assembly operation. The supplier will be selected based on total annual cost to supply Steele's needs. Annual requirements are for 100,000 frames, and the company operates 200 days a year. Two suppliers, Acme and State, have quoted the same price for the frames, but quantities, lead times and shipping costs are considerably different. SUPPLIER SHIPPING QUANTITY PER SHIPMENT ANNUAL SHIPPING COSTS PRICE / FRAME (p) INVENTORY HOLD COSTS (H) LEAD TIME (DAYS) ADMIN. COSTS

ACME 7,500 $35,000 $39 $7.80 7 $20,000
STATE 2,500 $60,000 $39 $7.80 3 $45,000

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Based on your Total Cost Analysis, which supplier should be selected if the lower cost supplier is chosen?

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