Jam costs $10/jar, requires a 6mo. lead time, and Will sell for $35/jar. If you stock out, you'll face a $25/jar loss of goodwill. Placing an order costs $50, and money that is tied up in capital is assumed to have a 20% interest rate for calculating holding costs. During the 6-mo replenishment time, he sells ~100 jars, but with substantial variation. Estimates are a standard deviation of demand during each 6-mo period of 25 jars. Assume demand is described by a normal distribution. How should the Jam be ordered?

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Jam costs $10/jar, requires a 6mo. lead time, and will
sell for $35/jar. If you stock out, you'll face a $25/jar
loss of goodwill. Placing an order costs $50, and
money that is tied up in capital is assumed to have a
20% interest rate for calculating holding costs. During
the 6-mo replenishment time, he sells ~100 jars, but
with substantial variation. Estimates are a standard
deviation of demand during each 6-mo period of 25
jars. Assume demand is described by a normal
distribution. How should the Jam be ordered?
Transcribed Image Text:Jam costs $10/jar, requires a 6mo. lead time, and will sell for $35/jar. If you stock out, you'll face a $25/jar loss of goodwill. Placing an order costs $50, and money that is tied up in capital is assumed to have a 20% interest rate for calculating holding costs. During the 6-mo replenishment time, he sells ~100 jars, but with substantial variation. Estimates are a standard deviation of demand during each 6-mo period of 25 jars. Assume demand is described by a normal distribution. How should the Jam be ordered?
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