You are making the inventory decisions for an international company that sells bathing suits. The product has a forecasted daily

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You are making the inventory decisions for an international company that sells bathing suits. The product has a forecasted daily

demand with mean 100 and standard deviation 36. The selling season only lasts 6 months since bathing suits are a seasonal item. You are procuring the product from your factory in China (out-sourcing) and as a result the lead time is so long (6 months) that you can only place only one order per selling season (6 months before the season begins). You want to ensure a service level of 97.5% and the cost of capital of the firm is 20% (that is, the firm faces an annual interest rate of 20%). Shipping cost is $4,500 while procurement cost (purchase cost) per item is $5.

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dem82 [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-30T01:17:39+03:00

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<h2>Please note that the assumption is that the full question is as follows .</h2><h2>You are making the inventory decisions for an international company that sells bathing suits. The product has a forecasted daily demand with mean 100 and standard deviation 36. The selling season only lasts 6 months since bathing suits are a seasonal item. You are procuring the product from your factory in China (out-sourcing) and as a result the lead time is so long (6 months) that you can only place only one order per selling season (6 months before the season begins). You want to ensure a service level of 97.5% and the cost of capital of the firm is 20% (that is, the firm faces an annual interest rate of 20%). Shipping cost is $4,500 while procurement cost (purchase cost) per item is $5.</h2><h2>1.How many bathing suits should you order from your factory in China? </h2><h2>2.What is the total holding cost? </h2><h2>3.What is the total ordering cost?</h2>