Total Holding Cost Incurred by I Carry

Q1. I Carry rents trucks for moving and hauling. Each truck costs the company an average of $8,000, and the inventory of trucks varies monthly depending on the number that are rented out. During the first eight months of last year, I Carry had the following ending inventory of trucks on hand.

I Carry uses a 20 percent annual interest rate to represent the cost of capital. Yearly costs of storage amount to 3 percent of the value of each truck, and the cost of liability insurance is 2 percent.

• Determine the total holding cost incurred by I Carry during the period January to August. Assum for the purposes of your calculation that the holding cost incurred in a month is proportional to the inventory on hand at the end of the month.
• Assuming that these eight months are representative, estimate the average annual cost of holding trucks.

Q1. I Carry rents trucks for moving and hauling. Each truck costs the company an average of $8,000, and the inventory of trucks varies monthly depending on the number that are rented out. During the first eight months of last year, I Carry had the following ending inventory of trucks on hand.

I Carry uses a 20 percent annual interest rate to represent the cost of capital. Yearly costs of storage amount to 3 percent of the value of each truck, and the cost of liability insurance is 2 percent.

• Determine the total holding cost incurred by I Carry during the period January to August. Assum for the purposes of your calculation that the holding cost incurred in a month is proportional to the inventory on hand at the end of the month.
• Assuming that these eight months are representative, estimate the average annual cost of holding trucks.