Question: 31. (10 points) A small copy center uses a fixed interval of seven weeks for reordering copy paper. Experience suggests that usage can be well

 31. (10 points) A small copy center uses a fixed interval

31. (10 points) A small copy center uses a fixed interval of seven weeks for reordering copy paper. Experience suggests that usage can be well approximated by a normal distribution with a mean of five boxes per week and a standard deviation of one box per week. Two weeks are required to fill an order for copy paper. Now it is time to reorder and there are 12 boxes on hand. If the manager wants to keep a stockout risk of 5 percent, how many boxes shall she order

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