Question: Goop Inc needs to order a raw material to make a special polymer. The demand for the polymer is forecasted to be Normally distributed with

Goop Inc needs to order a raw material to make a special polymer. The demand for the polymer is forecasted to be Normally distributed with a mean of 251 gallons and a standard deviation of 127 gallons. Goop sells the polymer for $25 per gallon. Goop's purchases raw material for $10 per gallon and Goop must spend $5 per gallon to dispose off all unused raw material due to government regulations. (One gallon of raw material yields one gallon of polymer.) If demand is more than Goop can make, then Goop sells only what they made and the rest of demand is lost.


d. Suppose Goop wants to ensure that there is a 92% probability that they will be able to satisfy the customer's entire demand. How many gallons of the raw material should they purchase?

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