Question: Sam's Cat Hotel operates Please answer all sections provided and pay attention to how many decimal places are needed Sam's Cat Hotel operates 52 weeks
Sam's Cat Hotel operates
Sam's Cat Hotel operates 52 weeks per year, 5 days per week, and uses a continuous review inventory system. It purchases kitty litter for $10.75 per bag. The following information is available about these bags. Refer to the standard normal table for z-values. > Demand =95 bags / week > Order cost =$55 /order > Annual holding cost =25 percent of cost > Desired cycle-service level =98 percent > Lead time =4 week(s) (20 working days) > Standard deviation of weekly demand =16 bags > Current on-hand inventory is 350 bags, with no open orders or backorders. a. What is the EOQ? Sam's optimal order quantity is 389 bags. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.) What would be the average time between orders (in weeks)? The average time between orders is weeks. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.) b. What should R be? The reorder point is bags. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.) d. The store currently uses a lot size of 505 bags (i.e., Q=505 ). What is the annual holding cost of this policy? The annual holding cost is $909.00. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) What is the annual ordering cost? The annual ordering cost is $539.98. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) Without calculating the EOQ, how can you conclude from these two calculations that the current lot size is too large? A. Both quantities are appropriate. B. When Q=505, the annual holding cost is less then the ordering cost, therefore Q is too small. C. When Q=505, the annual holding cost is larger than the ordering cost, therefore Q is too large. D. There is not enough information to determine this. e. What would be the annual cost saved by shifting from the 505-bag lot size to the EOQ? The annual holding cost with the EOQ is $700.20. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) The annual ordering cost with the EOQ is $701.00T. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) Therefore, Sam's Cat Hotel saves $ by shifting from the 505-bag lot size to the EOQ. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)



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