A billiard ball maker must place orders for resin, a raw material for billiard balls. It uses resin at a rate of 120 kilograms each day, and incurs a cost of $0.4 per kilogram per day to hold inventory. The ordering cost is $150 per order. Lead time for delivery is 4 days. Assume 365 day in a year. What is the optimal length of the order cycle associated with the minimum total cost of ordering and inventory holding? [Round your final number with two decimals]        0.13 days        1.10 days        2.50 days        47.76 days        None of the above

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A billiard ball maker must place orders for resin, a raw material for billiard balls. It uses resin at a rate of 120 kilograms each day, and incurs a cost of $0.4 per kilogram per day to hold inventory. The ordering cost is $150 per order. Lead time for delivery is 4 days. Assume 365 day in a year.

What is the optimal length of the order cycle associated with the minimum total cost of ordering and inventory holding? [Round your final number with two decimals]
       0.13 days
       1.10 days
       2.50 days
       47.76 days
       None of the above

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