When Vidalia onions are ready, the entire 13 county (plus parts of seven other counties) area in Georgia where they are grown is devoted to the harvest, packaging and shipping of this delicacy. The Onion Shack currently purchases from all counties and the cost of shipments is given by LTL = $200 + 0.05x (where x is the quantity demanded). If the daily demand for the next 2 weeks is given in the following table,       Week 1  Week 2 Monday  20095  39296 Tuesday  17595  2283 Wednesday  11441  20758 Thursday  26317  23495 Friday 20388  24225 Saturday 8506 19728   Sunday  25502  18567   (a) determine whether a 2-day, 3-day or 4-day response is the best. (b) what is the optimal response time?

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When Vidalia onions are ready, the entire 13 county (plus parts of seven other counties) area in Georgia where they are grown is devoted to the harvest, packaging and shipping of this delicacy. The Onion Shack currently purchases from all counties and the cost of shipments is given by LTL = $200 + 0.05x (where x is the quantity demanded). If the daily demand for the next 2 weeks is given in the following table,

 

 

 

Week 1 

Week 2
Monday  20095  39296
Tuesday  17595  2283
Wednesday  11441  20758
Thursday  26317  23495

Friday

20388  24225

Saturday

8506

19728

 

Sunday  25502  18567

 

(a) determine whether a 2-day, 3-day or 4-day response is the best.

(b) what is the optimal response time?

 
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