Battle Creek Cereal Company has four main products: Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Bran Flakes and Strawberry...

Battle Creek Cereal Company has four main products: Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Bran Flakes and Strawberry Flakes. The average daily demand for the products is:

Corn Flakes: 1,250 CS

Frosted Flakes: 1,430 CS

Bran Flakes: 815 CS

Strawberry Flakes: 3,245 CS

These products are manufactured on a single assembly line with a daily production rate of 11,565 CS. It costs Battle Creek $1,350 to set up each cereal for producition and the daily holding cost for cereal is $0.02. What is the length of the lowest cost cyclic schedule (ignoring setup time constraints) in days?

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