The optimal quantity of safety stock which minimizes expected total cost is 100 kilos (enter your response as a whole number).

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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 $15 per kilo per year, and the cost of a stockout is $65 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)
0
100
200
300
400
Probability
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.2
The optimal quantity of safety stock which minimizes expected total cost is 100 kilos (enter your response as a
whole number).
Transcribed Image Text: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 $15 per kilo per year, and the cost of a stockout is $65 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) 0 100 200 300 400 Probability 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 The optimal quantity of safety stock which minimizes expected total cost is 100 kilos (enter your response as a whole number).
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