Determine the amount of safety stock

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Given this information:
Lead-time demand = 630 pounds
Standard deviation of lead time demand = 40 pounds (Assume normality.)
Acceptable stockout risk during lead time = 4 percent

a.
What amount of safety stock is appropriate?
b.
When should this item be reordered?
c. What risk of stockout would result from a decision not to have any safety stock?

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