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Part $1$

$$Ruby$-$Star Incorporated is considering two different vendors for one of its$$ top$-$selling products which has an average weekly demand of $30$ units and is valued at $$$$95$ per unit. Inbound shipments from vendor $1$ will average $360$ units with an average lead time$($including ordering delays and transit$$ time$)$ of $5$ weeks. Inbound shipments from vendor $2$ will average $450$ units with an average lead time of $3$ weeks. $$Ruby$-$Star operates $52$ weeks per$$ year; it carries a $5-$week supply of inventory as safety stock and no anticipation inventory.

Part $2$

a$.$ The average aggregate inventory value of the product if$$ Ruby$-$Star used vendor $1$ exclusively is $$$

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