Nestle Ltd. It produces its premium plant food in 50 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 0.30 per bag. What will the optimal duration of the downtime in years? a. 0.065. None is correct ac 0.069 d. 0.088 e. 0.721 f. 0.076

Nestle Ltd. It produces its premium plant food in 50 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 0.30 per bag. What will the optimal duration of the downtime in years? a. 0.065. None is correct ac 0.069 d. 0.088 e. 0.721 f. 0.076

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter1: Introduction And Goals Of The Firm

Section: Chapter Questions

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