4.  Beautiful, an organization that sells weight training sets, has an ordering cost of $40 for the BB-1 set. (BB-1 stands for Body Beautiful Number 1.) The carrying cost for BB-1 is $5 per set per year. To meet demand, Mr. Beautiful orders large quantities of BB-1 seven times a year. The stockout cost for BB-1 is estimated to be $50 per set. Over the past several years, Mr. Beautiful has observed the following demand during the lead time for BB-1:   Demand During Lead Time Probability 30 0.1 40 0.1 50 0.2 60 0.3 70 0.2 80 0.1   The reorder point for BB-1 is 60 sets. What level of safety stock should be maintained for BB-1?

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  • Beautiful, an organization that sells weight training sets, has an ordering cost of $40 for the BB-1 set. (BB-1 stands for Body Beautiful Number 1.) The carrying cost for BB-1 is $5 per set per year. To meet demand, Mr. Beautiful orders large quantities of BB-1 seven times a year. The stockout cost for BB-1 is estimated to be $50 per set. Over the past several years, Mr. Beautiful has observed the following demand during the lead time for BB-1:

 

Demand During

Lead Time

Probability

30

0.1

40

0.1

50

0.2

60

0.3

70

0.2

80

0.1

 

The reorder point for BB-1 is 60 sets. What level of safety stock should be maintained for BB-1?

 

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