Question: The materials manager for a billiard ball maker must periodically place orders for resin, one of the raw materials used in producing billiard balls. She

The materials manager for a billiard ball maker must periodically place orders for resin, one of the raw materials used in producing billiard balls. She knows that manufacturing uses resin at a rate of 50 kilograms each day, and that it costs $.04 per day to hold a kilogram of resin in inventory. She also knows that the order costs for resin are $100 per order, and that the lead time for delivery is four (4) days. Without allowing for safety stock, what reorder point should be used to reorder resin?

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  • 50 kilograms remaining

  • 200 kilograms remaining

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  • 500 kilograms remaining

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