Given the Same Demand, Setup/ordering Costs, and Carrying Costs, the EPQ

Multiple Choice

Given the same demand, setup/ordering costs, and carrying costs, the EPQ calculated using incremental replenishment will be ____________ if instantaneous replenishment was assumed.

A) greater than the EOQ
B) equal to the EOQ
C) smaller than the EOQ
D) greater than or equal to the EOQ
E) smaller than or equal to the EOQ