Background of example
BigIdeas Pty Ltd is an Australian company selling imported goods purchased from China
Purchases from Chinese suppliers are contracted in $USD
There are 2 suppliers Woo Sun & Woo Dragon
An identical set of products is purchased from each supplier - jeans, tshirts and shoes
A shipping agent Golden Sun Shipping packs all Chinese orders into a container and ships every month to Australia
Each order delivered is assessed for GST
Freight, Insurance, storage and quarantine fees are payable on each shipment and are apportioned on a cubic volume basis to stock
Lead time for delivery of orders is 3 months
FX Rates are:
Month USD Rate September 0.812 October 0.784 November 0.756
Process
- Purchase orders sent