The basic trade-off to consider during overbooking is between

A) having wasted capacity (or inventory) or a shortage of capacity (or inventory).
B) having lost sales or a shortage of capacity (or inventory).
C) having wasted capacity (or inventory) or excess capacity (or inventory).
D) having high sales or a shortage of capacity (or inventory).


Answer: A

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