A health and nutrition store stocks a multivitamin with an annual demand of 1,000 bottles has  Co = $24.50 and Ch = $7.The demand exhibits some variability such that the lead-time demand follows a normal probability distribution with ? = 25 and ? = 5. (a)What is the recommended order quantity? (Round your answer to the nearest integer.)   (b)What are the reorder point and safety stock if the store desires at most a 4% probability of stock-out on any given order cycle? (Round your answers to the nearest integer.) reorder pointsafety stock (c)If a manager sets the reorder point at 30, what is the probability of a stock-out on any given order cycle? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)   How many times would you expect a stock-out during the year if this reorder point were used? (Round your answer to the nearest integer.)

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A health and nutrition store stocks a multivitamin with an annual demand of 1,000 bottles has 
Co = $24.50 and Ch = $7.The demand exhibits some variability such that the lead-time demand follows a normal probability distribution with ? = 25 and ? = 5.
(a)What is the recommended order quantity? (Round your answer to the nearest integer.)
 
(b)What are the reorder point and safety stock if the store desires at most a 4% probability of stock-out on any given order cycle? (Round your answers to the nearest integer.)
reorder pointsafety stock
(c)If a manager sets the reorder point at 30, what is the probability of a stock-out on any given order cycle? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)
 
How many times would you expect a stock-out during the year if this reorder point were used? (Round your answer to the nearest integer.)
 
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