Kenneth shops for new clothes every week. he realizes that if he avoids shopping this often, he can save a significant part of his monthly expenses. he decides to control the urge to shop and succeeds in the attempt. in this case, kenneth reduces his

The purchasing agent for a company that assembles and sells air-conditioning equipment in a latin american country noted that the cost of compressors has increased significantly each time they have been reordered. the company uses an eoq model to determine order size. what are the implications of this price escalation with respect to order size? what factors other than price must be taken into consideration?