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Question $5,$ Problem $4$ Bookmatch

HW Score: $85\mathrm{.}6\%,42\mathrm{.}8$ of $50$ points

Part $1$ of $4$

Points: $0$ of $4$

Ruby$-$Star Incorporated is considering two different vendors for one of its top$-$selling products which has an average weekly demand of $50$ units and is valued at $$75$ per unit. Inbound shipments from vendor $1$ will average $350$ units with an average lead time $($including ordering delays and transit time$)$ of $2$ weeks. Inbound shipments from vendor $2$ will average $500$ units with an average lead time of $1$ week. Ruby$-$Star operates $52$ weeks per year, it carries a $2-$week supply of inventory as safety stock and no anticipation inventory.

a$.$ The average aggregate inventory value of this product if Ruby$-$Star used vendor $1$ exclusively is $ $($Enter your response as a whole number.$)$B