Refurb macbook without an OS

My company sells its employees older, refurb macbooks without any OS.  .  Is it possible to obtain the OS from Apple? Is there a charge?
Thanks!

Yes very possible and quit easy. If it is older than a late 2011 model you call Apple with the serial # of the system and order a set of Original System Discs, cost around $40 (but you have to call Apple and check that).
Or if it is a Late 2011 or newer all you have to do is use the Online Internet Recovery system, hold down the Command + Option/Alt + r keys at startup untiol you see a globe on the screen. From the screen that comes up you can use Disk Utility to erase or partition and format the drive, if that is needed, and then Reinstall Mac OS X.
All Late 2011 and newer models download OS X from the internet to reinstall. So have a fast internet connection that the computer can connect to either by WiFi or Ethernet cable. Better to use Ethernet.

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