Question: Weekly demand at a beer store is 200 cans with a standard deviation of 50. The replenishment lead time is 1 week from the factory.

Weekly demand at a beer store is 200 cans with a standard deviation of 50. The replenishment lead time is 1 week from the factory. The store manager orders 1000 cans when the inventory drops to 300. Each can costs $0.50. The holding cost the store incurs is 40%. Demand during stockout is backlogged.

What is the cost of understocking if the desired service level is 97.9%?

1

0.915

0.423

None of the options

0.04

Weekly demand at a beer store is 200 cans with a standard deviation of 50. The replenishment lead time is 1 week from the factory. The store manager orders 1000 cans when the inventory drops to 300. Each can costs $0.50. The holding cost the store incurs is 40%. Demand during stockout is backlogged.

Suppose the store decides to cut their lot size in half. What is the new cost of understocking if the desired service level is 97.9%?

0.457

0.915

None of the options

1

0.04

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Weekly demand at a beer store is 200 cans with a standard deviation of 50. The replenishment lead time is 1 week from the factory. The store manager orders 1000 cans when the inventory drops to 300. Each can costs $0.50. The holding cost the store incurs is 40%. Demand during stockout is backlogged.

Suppose the store loses all demand during a stockout and each lost sale results in a loss of $2 profit. What is the customer service level?

Between 96% and 98%

Less than 92%

Greater than 98%

Between 92% and 94%

Between 94% and 96%

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