A restaurant uses 40 jars of a special sauce each week. The manager is willing to accept no more than a 0.62% risk of stockout. Average lead time is 3 weeks with a  standard deviation of 0.5 weeks.  Assume the distribution of usage is normal. Determine the value of z.

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A restaurant uses 40 jars of a special sauce each week. The manager is willing to accept no more than a 0.62% risk of stockout. Average lead time is 3 weeks with a  standard deviation of 0.5 weeks.  Assume the distribution of usage is normal. Determine the value of z.
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