Question: Sam ' s Pet Hotel operates 5 2 weeks per year, 5 days per week, and uses a continuous review inventory system. It purchases kitty

Sam's Pet Hotel operates 52 weeks per year, 5 days per week, and uses a continuous review inventory system. It purchases kitty litter for $11.50 per bag. The following information is available about these bags. Refer to the standard normal tableLOADING... for z-values.
Demand =100bags/week
Order cost=$58/order
Annual holding cost=29 percent of cost
Desired cycle-service level 99 percent
Lead time=4week(s)(200 working days)
16 Standard deviation of weekly demand= bags
Current on-hand inventory is 310bags, with no open orders or backorders.
Part 2
a. What is the EOQ?
Sam's optimal order quantity is
enter your response here bags. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

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