Subject: operation management

1. Store A orders on a weekly basis. Its weekly demand is 50 units with a standard deviation of five units. The holding cost is $10 per unit per week and a 0.99 in-stock probability is desired. What will be the effect on Store A's average on-hand inventory if lead time declines from five weeks to three weeks, other parameters remaining unchanged?

please choose the correct answer below the option.

A It will decrease

B it will remain the same

C cannot be determined