GATE 2025 PI – Question 33
Operations Research and Operations Management · Production Control · 1 mark · Numerical answer
Annual demand is 2000 bulbs, ordering cost ₹300/order and annual holding cost ₹30/bulb. Find EOQ (integer bulbs).
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Correct answer: 199 to 201
Explanation
$Q^*=\sqrt{2DS/H}=\sqrt{2(2000)(300)/30}=\sqrt{40000}=\mathbf{200}$ bulbs.
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