Question: 1.A company (using the Fixed order quantity model) wants to determine its reorder point ( R ). Demand is variable and the company wants to

1.A company (using the Fixed order quantity model) wants to determine its reorder point (R). Demand is variable and the company wants to build a safety stock into R. If the average daily demand is 12, the lead time is 5 days, a desired service probability of 97.5%, and the standard deviation of usage during lead time is 3, which of the following is the desired value of R (Reorder Point)? Please round up if you have a decimal value.

a.60

b.62 (wrong)

c.6

d.66

2.Using the fixed-time-period inventory model, and given an average daily demand of 75 units, 7 days between inventory reviews, 2 days for lead time, 50 units of inventory on hand, a service probability of 95 percent, and a standard deviation of daily demand is 3 units, which of the following is the order quantity?

a.625

b.630 (i put this and it was wrong)

c.640

d.675

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