Question: Question 1 ( 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 1 0 points ) - Discrete demand for newsvendor model Holiday Gift

Question 1(2+2+2+2+2=10 points)-Discrete demand for newsvendor model Holiday Gift shop places orders for Christmas items during a trade show in July. One item to be ordered is a dated sterling silver tree ornament. Each ornament costs $60 when ordered in July. The ornaments will sell for $100. Ornaments unsold by Christmas will be on clearance with a 60% off and always sell during January .100 The best estimate for demand is: Demand 708090 Probability (PDF)0.20.3 CDF 0.250.50.75 a) What is the mean demand ?(Hint : sum up all x* Pr(D=x).)0.30.21.0 E(X)=70^*0.2+80^*0.3+90^*0.3+100^*0.2=85 b) What is the newsvendor critical ratio ? C_{s}/(C_{4}+ C_{e})=(100-60)/(40+(60-24))=40/76=0.5263 c) What is the optimal number of ornament Q^* to order ?

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