A local cement manufacturing factory produces cement bags, and each bag is 100 kg in weight. The daily demand 20,000 kgs per day. The company produces daily at a rate of 25 percent more than the daily demand. Assuming there are 250 workdays, the setup cost is 1000 OMR, and the annual holding cost is 1 OMR per kg. What will the optimal maximum inventory level on-hand end of each production run? Round- up to the nearest integer О а. None is correct O b. 44722 O c. 44728 O d. 57735 O e. 45722

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A local cement manufacturing factory produces cement bags, and each bag is 100 kg in weight. The daily
demand 20,000 kgs per day. The company produces daily at a rate of 25 percent more than the daily
demand. Assuming there are 250 workdays, the setup cost is 1000 OMR, and the annual holding cost is 1
OMR per kg. What will the optimal maximum inventory level on-hand end of each production run? Round-
up to the nearest integer
O a.
None is correct
O b. 44722
О с.
44728
O d. 57735
O e.
45722
Transcribed Image Text:A local cement manufacturing factory produces cement bags, and each bag is 100 kg in weight. The daily demand 20,000 kgs per day. The company produces daily at a rate of 25 percent more than the daily demand. Assuming there are 250 workdays, the setup cost is 1000 OMR, and the annual holding cost is 1 OMR per kg. What will the optimal maximum inventory level on-hand end of each production run? Round- up to the nearest integer O a. None is correct O b. 44722 О с. 44728 O d. 57735 O e. 45722
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