A newspaper stand purchases newspapers for $0.36 and sells them for $0.50. The shortage cost is $0.50

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A newspaper stand purchases newspapers for $0.36 and sells them for $0.50. The shortage cost is $0.50 per newspaper (because the dealer buys papers at retail price to satisfy shortages).

The holding cost is $0.002 per newspaper left at the end of the day.

The demand distribution is a uniform distribution between 200 and 300. Find the optimal number of papers to buy.

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Introduction To Operations Research

ISBN: 9780072321692

7th Edition

Authors: Frederick S. Hillier, Gerald J. Lieberman

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