XYZ Inc. needs 400 kgs of a material per month. It costs OMR 100 to make and receive an order, and it takes 12 workdays to receive it. The annual holding cost is 15 % of purchase price. The price OMR 1 per kg. The company is operating workdays per week in a 52-week year. At what level of inventory in Kgs should the company be placing orders ? Round-up to the nearest integer

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XYZ Inc. needs 400 kgs of a material per month. It costs OMR 100 to make and receive an order, and it takes 12 workdays to receive it. The annual holding cost is 15 % of purchase price. The price OMR 1 per kg. The company is operating workdays per week in a 52-week year. At what level of inventory in Kgs should the company be placing orders ? Round-up to the nearest integer
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