Consider two products A and B that have identical purchase cost, retail price, and demand parameters

and the same short selling season $($the summer months from May through August$).$ The newsvendor

model is used to manage inventory for both products. Product A is to be discontinued at the end of the

season this year, and the leftovers will be salvaged at $75\%$ of the cost. Product B will be re$-$offered next

summer, so any leftovers this year can be carried over to the next year while incurring a holding cost on

each unit left over equal to $20\%$ of the product's cost. How do the stocking quantities for these products

compare? $($Choose the right answer from the following four options$)$

$($a$)$ Stocking quantity of product A is higher.

$($b$)$ Stocking quantity of product B is higher.

$($c$)$ Stocking quantities are equal.

$($d$)$ The answer cannot be determined from the data provided.