Nestle Ltd. produces its premium plant food in 30 Kg bags. Demand is 100,000 Kgs. per week and the plant operates 52 weeks each year. Nestle can produce 250, 000 kgs . per week. The setup cost is OMR 200 and the annual holding cost rate is OMR 0.550 per bag. What is the optimal total cost of setup and inventory holding? Round-up to the nearest integer a. 5859 b. 6000 C. 7564 d. 6550 e. None is correct

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5. Nestle Ltd. produces its premium plant food in 30 Kg bags. Demand is 100,000 Kgs. per week and the plant operates 52 weeks each year. Nestle can produce 250, 000 kgs . per week. The setup cost is OMR 200 and the annual holding cost rate is OMR 0.550 per bag. What is the optimal total cost of setup and inventory holding? Round-up to the nearest integer a. 5859 b. 6000 C. 7564 d. 6550 e. None is correct
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