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Part $1$

Leaky$$ Pipe, a local retailer of plumbing$$ supplies, faces demand for one of its SKUs at a constant rate of

$18$ comma $70018,700$

units per year. It costs Leaky Pipe

$$$$88$

to process an order to replenish stock and

$$$$5\mathrm{.}005\mathrm{.}00$

per unit per year to carry the item in stock. Stock is received

$22$

working days after an order is placed. No backordering is allowed. Assume

$275275$

working days a year.

Part $2$

a$.$ Leaky$$ Pipe's optimal order quantity is

$245245$

units. $($Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole$$ number.$)$

Part $3$

b$.$ The optimal number of orders per year is

$7676$

orders. $($Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole$$ number.$)$

Part $4$

c$.$ The optimal interval$($in working$$ days$)$ between orders is

$3\mathrm{.}63\mathrm{.}6$

days. $($Enter your response rounded to one decimal$$ place.$)$

Part $5$

d$.$ The demand during lead time is

$136136$

units. $($Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole$$ number.$)$

Part $6$

e$.$ The reorder point is

enter your response here

units. $($Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole$$ number.$)$