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Economic Order Quantity Formula Continued

Deriving Economic Order Quantity Formula

The Economic Order Quantity calculation below derives the formula for Economic Order Quantity. Simple calculus is used. First, we rewrite T in the form that is easily differentiable.

Formula for economic order quantity

At minimum value, dt/dQ is zero therefore:

Economic order quantity formula

Remember Q is Economic Order Quantity and we have arrived at the Economic Order Quantity formula.

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