Question: Weekly demand for boxes follows a normal distribution with mean 352 and standard deviation 53. Each week, a replenishment order is placed with its supplier

 Weekly demand for boxes follows a normal distribution with mean 352

Weekly demand for boxes follows a normal distribution with mean 352 and standard deviation 53. Each week, a replenishment order is placed with its supplier and the order arrives 2 weeks later. All orders that cannot be satisfied immediately due to the lack of boxes are backordered. Suppose the company decides to establish an order-up-to level of 335 boxes. At the start of this week, there are 237 boxes in inventory and 1 boxes on order. How many boxes will the company order this week? (report your answer as an integer)

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