Calculate the economic order quantity and reorder point

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A local service station is open 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Sales of 10W40 grade premium oil average 20 cans per day. Inventory holding costs are $0.60 per can per year. Ordering costs are $10 per order. Lead time is two weeks. Backorders are not practical—the motorist drives away.

a. Based on these data, calculate the economic order quantity and reorder point. Hint: Assume demand is deterministic. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)

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b. The boss is concerned about this model because demand really varies. The standard deviation of demand was determined from a data sample to be 5.00 cans per day. The manager wants a 95 percent service probability. Determine a new inventory plan based on this information and the data in a. Use Qopt from a. (Use Excel's NORMSINV() function to find the correct critical value for the given α-level. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "z" value to 2 decimal places and final answer to the nearest whole number.)

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