a distributor of large appliances needs to determine the order quantities and reorder points for the various products it carries. the following data refer a specific refrigerator in its product line
Cost to place an order: $100
Holding Cost: 20 percent of product cost per year.
Cost of refrigerator: $500 each.
Annual demand: 500 refrigerators.
Standard deviation during lead time: 10 refrigerators.
Lead time: 7 days.
Consider an even daily demand and a 365-day year.
A. What is the economic order quantity?
B. If the distributor wants a 97% service probability, what reorder point R should be used? What is the corresponding safety stock?