IMANET CMA Exam - Topic 5 Question 97 Discussion

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Question #: 97
Topic #: 5

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The Stewart Co. uses the economic order quantity (EOQ) model for inventory management.A decrease in which one of the following variables would increase the EOQ?

AAnnual sales.

BCost per order.

CSafety stock level.

DCarrying costs.

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Lonny

3 months ago

I thought safety stock would play a bigger role here.

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Alisha

3 months ago

Just to clarify, it's definitely D.

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Ines

3 months ago

Wait, isn't that counterintuitive?

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Norah

4 months ago

Totally agree, it's all about cost efficiency.

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Nguyet

4 months ago

Decreasing carrying costs increases EOQ!

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Mollie

4 months ago

I’m leaning towards option D, carrying costs. If they decrease, wouldn’t that mean we need to order more to maintain inventory levels?

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Jerry

4 months ago

I feel like safety stock levels don't really impact EOQ directly, but I could be wrong. It’s all a bit confusing.

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Merilyn

4 months ago

I remember practicing a similar question where we discussed how carrying costs affect EOQ. I think if carrying costs decrease, EOQ would actually decrease, right?

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Van

5 months ago

I think a decrease in annual sales might increase the EOQ, but I'm not entirely sure how that works in practice.

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Deeanna

5 months ago

I'm pretty confident the answer is B. The EOQ formula is designed to minimize the total costs of ordering and holding inventory, so a decrease in the cost per order would lead to a higher optimal order quantity.

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Elbert

5 months ago

Okay, let me walk through this step-by-step. The EOQ formula is Q = square root of (2*D*S/H), where D is annual demand, S is the cost per order, and H is the holding cost per unit. If S (the cost per order) decreases, then the EOQ would increase. So the answer is B.

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Sang

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not too sure about this one. The EOQ formula has a lot of variables, so I'll need to think through it carefully to figure out which one would increase the EOQ if it decreased.

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Vicki

5 months ago

I think the answer is B. A decrease in the cost per order would increase the EOQ, since that's one of the variables in the EOQ formula.

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Jenelle

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. I know we covered global display settings in class, but I can't quite remember the specific term they're looking for here. Let me think it through step-by-step.

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Pearlene

9 months ago

Hmm, this reminds me of that time I tried to calculate the perfect number of cookies to buy for a party. Spoiler alert: I ended up with way too many.

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Walton

9 months ago

Alright, time to channel my inner accountant. I'm going with D - a decrease in carrying costs. The lower the holding costs, the more you'll want to order at once.

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Beatriz

8 months ago

I see your point, but I still think D is the best choice here. Lower carrying costs have a bigger impact on EOQ.

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Magdalene

8 months ago

But what about B - cost per order? Wouldn't a decrease in that also increase the EOQ?

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Darrin

8 months ago

I think you're right, D makes sense. Lower carrying costs means ordering more at once.

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Allene

9 months ago

Wait, what? This is too much math for me. I'm just going to guess and hope for the best.

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Joseph

9 months ago

C, definitely C. Lowering the safety stock level would mean you need to order more, so the EOQ would go up. Easy peasy.

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Kate

8 months ago

So, it's a balance between those two variables to optimize the EOQ.

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Filiberto

8 months ago

Yes, that's true. Both lowering safety stock level and increasing cost per order would increase the EOQ.

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Loren

8 months ago

But wouldn't increasing the cost per order also increase the EOQ?

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Willard

9 months ago

I agree, lowering the safety stock level would definitely increase the EOQ.

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Vallie

9 months ago

I'm pretty sure it's B - a decrease in the cost per order would increase the EOQ. Gotta love those inventory management models!

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Lore

8 months ago

I agree, it's interesting how small changes in variables can have a big impact on the EOQ.

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Leah

9 months ago

Yeah, that makes sense. It's all about finding that balance in inventory management.

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Michal

9 months ago

I think you're right, a decrease in the cost per order would definitely increase the EOQ.

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Owen

10 months ago

Hmm, a decrease in carrying costs seems like the obvious answer here. The EOQ formula is all about balancing ordering and holding costs.

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Chauncey

8 months ago

C: So, if carrying costs go down, the EOQ would go up to compensate for that change.

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Pansy

8 months ago

B: Yeah, that makes sense. The EOQ model is all about finding that balance between ordering and holding costs.

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Francene

9 months ago

A: I think a decrease in carrying costs would definitely increase the EOQ.

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William

10 months ago

I think a decrease in carrying costs would increase the EOQ because it would make it more expensive to hold inventory.

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Kaitlyn

11 months ago

I disagree, I believe a decrease in annual sales would increase the EOQ.

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Florinda

11 months ago

I think a decrease in cost per order would increase the EOQ.

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