Question: Authentic Thai rattan chairs are delivered to Gary Schwartz's chain of retail stores, called The Kathmandu Shop, once a year. The reorder point, without safety stock, is 200 chairs. Carrying cost is $30 per unit per year and the stock out cost is $85 per unit per year and that there are three order cycles per year. Given the following demand probabilities during the lead time, how much safety stock should be carried?
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DDLT
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Prob
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0
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0.2
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100
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0.2
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200
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0.2
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300
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0.2
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400
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0.2
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