A retailer sells winter jackets for​ $120 in the winter season. The cost of a jacket is​ $70. Unsold jackets discounted and sold for​ $50 after the winter season. Demand is normally distributed with a mean of 2500 units and standard deviation of 600 units. Replenishments cannot be ordered once the winter season starts due to long​ lead-times. The retailer wants to determine how many jackets to order for the winter season.   The optimal service level is . 714.714 ​(enter your answer to 3 decimal​ places).   The optimal quantity to order is ... ​(enter your answer rounded to the nearest​ integer).

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A retailer sells winter jackets for​ $120 in the winter season. The cost of a jacket is​ $70. Unsold jackets discounted and sold for​ $50 after the winter season. Demand is normally distributed with a mean of 2500 units and standard deviation of 600 units. Replenishments cannot be ordered once the winter season starts due to long​ lead-times. The retailer wants to determine how many jackets to order for the winter season.
 
The optimal service level is
. 714.714
​(enter your answer to 3 decimal​ places).
 
The optimal quantity to order is ...
​(enter your answer rounded to the nearest​ integer).
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