Question content area Part 1 ​Sam's Cat Hotel operates 52 weeks per​ year,5 days per​ week, and uses a continuous review

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Question content area Part 1 ​Sam's Cat Hotel operates 52 weeks per​ year,5 days per​ week, and uses a continuous review

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Part 1
​Sam's Cat Hotel operates 52 weeks per​ year,5 daysper​ week, and uses a continuous review inventory system. Itpurchases kitty litter for ​$11.00 per bag. The followinginformation is available about these bags. Refer to the standardnormal table
for​ z-values.
≻Demand ​= 92 ​bags/week
≻Order cost​ = ​$55​/order
≻Annual holding cost​ = 30 percent of cost
≻Desired ​cycle-service level=98 percent
≻Lead time​ = 2 ​week(s) ​(10 working​ days)
≻Standard deviation of weekly demand​ = 20 bags
≻Current ​on-hand inventory is 300 ​bags, with no open orders orbackorders.
Part 2
a. What is the​ EOQ?
​Sam's optimal order quantity is bags. ​(Enteryour response rounded to the nearest whole​ number.)
Part 3
What would be the average time between orders​ (inweeks)?
The average time between orders is weeks. ​(Enter yourresponse rounded to one decimal​ place.)
Part 4
b. What should R ​be?
The reorder point is bags. ​(Enter your responserounded to the nearest whole​ number.)
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