Palin’s Muffler Shop has one standard muffler that fits a large variety of cars. The shop wishes to establish a periodic review system to manage inventory of this standard muffler. Use the information in the following table to answer the below questions. Annual demand 3,000 mufflers Standard deviation of daily demand 6 mufflers per working day Item cost $30 per muffler Annual holding cost 25% of item value Review period 15 working days Ordering cost $50 per order Service probability 90%   Lead time 2 working days Working days 300 per year What is the optimal target level (order-up-to level)? Note: Use Excel's NORM.S.INV() function to find the z value. Round z value to 2 decimal places and final answer to the nearest whole number.   If the service probability requirement is 95 percent, the optimal target level will: multiple choice Increase Decrease Stay the same

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Palin’s Muffler Shop has one standard muffler that fits a large variety of cars. The shop wishes to establish a periodic review system to manage inventory of this standard muffler. Use the information in the following table to answer the below questions.

Annual demand 3,000 mufflers
Standard deviation of daily demand 6 mufflers per working day
Item cost $30 per muffler
Annual holding cost 25% of item value
Review period 15 working days
Ordering cost $50 per order
Service probability 90%  
Lead time 2 working days
Working days 300 per year
  1. What is the optimal target level (order-up-to level)?

    Note: Use Excel's NORM.S.INV() function to find the z value. Round z value to 2 decimal places and final answer to the nearest whole number.

     
  2. If the service probability requirement is 95 percent, the optimal target level will:

    multiple choice

    • Increase
    • Decrease
    • Stay the same
 
 
 
 
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