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Tobacco is shipped from North Carolina to a cigarette manufacturer in Cambodia once a year. The reorder​ point, without

Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 7:47 pm
by answerhappygod
Tobacco is shipped from North Carolina to a cigarette
manufacturer in Cambodia once a year. The reorder​ point,
without safety​ stock, is
200
kilos. The carrying cost is
​$10
per kilo per​ year, and the cost of a stockout is
​$75
per kilo per year. Given the following demand probabilities
during the lead​ time, how much safety stock should
be​ carried?
                                                                                          
Demand During Lead Time​ (Kilos)
Probability
0
0.1
100
0.1
200
0.2
300
0.4
400
0.2
Part 2
The optimal quantity of safety stock which minimizes expected
total cost is
enter your response here
kilos ​(enter your response as a whole​ number).