Of All Possible Pairs of Positive Numbers Having a Sum

question 286

Multiple Choice

Of all possible pairs of positive numbers having a sum of 72, which pair has the maximum product?

• A) 27 and 45
• B) 26 and 46
• C) 36 and 36
• D) 35 and 37

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Definitions:

EOQ Problem

Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) refers to the ideal order quantity a company should purchase to minimize inventory costs including holding, shortage, and order costs.

Lot Size

The quantity of items that are processed, produced, or ordered as a batch.

Cycle Counting

An inventory auditing process where a small subset of inventory is counted on a specific day without having to count the entire inventory.

Annual Physical Inventory

An Annual Physical Inventory is the yearly process of counting all physical inventory to verify records and ensure accuracy in stock level reporting.