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

Sam's Pet Hotel operates weeks per year, days per week, and uses a continuous review inventory system. It purchases kitty litter for $ per bag. The following information is available about these bags. Refer to the standard normal tableLOADING... for z-values.
Demand =bags/week
Order cost=$/order
Annual holding cost= percent of cost
Desired cycle-service level percent
Lead time=week(s)( working days)
Standard deviation of weekly demand= bags
Current on-hand inventory is bags, 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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