Which of the following inventory costs represents the cost of loss of demand due to shortage in supplies?

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  1. Stockout cost
  2. Unit cost
  3. Procurement cost
  4. Carrying cost

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Option 1 : Stockout cost
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Explanation:-

Shortage or Stockout cost

  • Shortage simply means the absence of inventory and the loss associated with not serving the customer is known as Shortage or stockout cost. It includes potential profit delay loss, fast transportation cost

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Carrying cost

 

It is the cost associated with storing keeping inventory items in the production system.

Procurement cost

It is the cost of purchasing inventory for sale.

Unit cost

A unit cost is a total expenditure incurred by a company to produce, store, and sell one unit of a particular product.

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