Question: a ) What is the expected order size in cycle 2 for each of the products ( Trendy and Basic ) ? ( for Two

a) What is the expected order size in cycle 2 for each of the products (Trendy and Basic)?(for Two Orders in a Season scenario)
b) For Two Orders in a Season scenario: would you recommend going with the local supplier for either or both products?
c) For which product was it profitable to place two orders in a season, and for which product for it NOT profitable to do so? Why? (What was the difference between the two products for this)?
d) What would the maximum response premium need to be to make it profitable to place two orders in a season for the product that is not a good candidate for the same right now? Explain how you found the answer to this question.
e) The manager at Winner Apparel would like to do a sensitivity analysis for the Trendy product line to determine how the Sales price per unit for that product and the Standard Deviation of Season demand (in the single order per season scenario) will affect the Expected profit per product. Demonstrate how you can help the manager do this? How do these two factors (the sales price per unit and the SD of demand) affect the decision to place two orders in a season versus the decision to place only a single order in a season? Explain. (12 points)

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