If an order costs Lm20 to place, and 10 orders are placed in one year, total ordering costs will amount to Lm200. Therefore, for a given volume of purchases in a period, total ordering costs decline as the quantity of each order increases.
Kama ili gharama Lm20 mahali, na 10 amri ni kuwekwa katika mwaka mmoja, jumla ya gharama kuagiza havitakuwa na Lm200. Kwa hiyo, kwa kiasi fulani cha manunuzi katika kipindi, jumla ya gharama kuagiza kushuka kama wingi wa kila ongezeko utaratibu.