Sweeping several order quantities shows how the ordering and holding terms combine into a total-cost U. The marked minimum is recomputed from the exact EOQ instance.
highlighted = computed this step
Sweep Order Quantities
The total costs are 17, 10, 8, 10, and 17. Motivation: sweeping fixed quantities shows the trade-off without relying on a curve sketch.
total row is recomputed at each Q
Total Cost U
The minimum shown is 8 at order quantity 8. Interpretation: the total cost first falls as ordering cost drops, then rises as holding cost grows.
Q∗=8C(Q∗)=8
Diagram note
Honesty note: EOQ plot segments interpolate between exact evaluated points; only the marked points are recomputed. Pixel positions are rounded for layout; every number shown is exact.
the U shape is drawn through exact evaluated points