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The concession stand at the Shelby High School stadium sells slices of pizza during boys’ and girls’ soccer games. Concession stand sales are a primary source of revenue for the high school athletic programs, so the athletic director wants to sell as much food as possible; however, any pizza not sold is given away free to the players, coaches, and referees or it is thrown away. Thus, the athletic director wants to determine a reorder point that will meet the demand for pizza. Pizza sales are
- a. Currently the concession stand places an order when there is 1 pizza left. What level of service does this result in?
- b. What should the reorder point be to have a 98% service level?
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