A local retailer anticipates an annual demand 12000 units of a product. The retailer allows shortages for that product, and these shortages are backordered at a rate of 2 OMR per unit backordered. The cost of ordering is 200 OMR, whereas, the annual holding cost is 1 OMR per unit. The retailer operates 300 days per year. What is the optimal time between two consecutive order in weeks, assume 52 weeks in a year? Round-up to the nearest integer

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A local retailer anticipates an annual demand 12000 units of a product. The retailer allows
shortages for that product, and these shortages are backordered at a rate of 2 OMR per
unit backordered. The cost of ordering is 200 OMR, whereas, the annual holding cost is 1
OMR per unit. The retailer operates 300 days per year. What is the optimal time between
two consecutve order in weeks, assume 52 weeks in a year? Round-up to the nearest
integer
a.
None is correct
b. 12
O c.
11
d. 13
e.
10
Of. 0
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