Skinner's fish market buys fresh boston bluefish daiily for $4.20 per pound and sells it for $5.50 per pound. at the end of each business day any remaining bluefish is sold to a producer of cat food for $1.60 per pound. Daily demand can be approximated by a uniform distribution between 200 and 320 pounds. What is the optimal order qunatity.

Skinner's fish market buys fresh boston bluefish daiily for $4.20 per pound and sells it for $5.50 per pound. at the end of each business day any remaining bluefish is sold to a producer of cat food for $1.60 per pound. Daily demand can be approximated by a uniform distribution between 200 and 320 pounds. What is the optimal order qunatity.

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Practical Management Science

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Chapter3: Introduction To Optimization Modeling

Section3.8: A Multiperiod Production Model

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