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Table 1
Jackson Enterprises Uses a Fixed Order Quantity Inventory =20,000 =20,000

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Table 1
Jackson Enterprises uses a fixed order quantity inventory control system. The firm operates 50 weeks per year and has the following characteristics for an item:
Demand =20,000 =20,000 units/year
Ordering cost =$45/ =\$ 45 / order
Inventory-carrying cost as a percent of item value =25% =25 \%
Item (Unit) value =$20 =\$ 20
Lead time =5 =5 weeks
Standard deviation in weekly demand =125 =125 units
-Using the information in Table 1, if the service level is 96 percent, what is the reorder point?


A) Less than or equal to 2,800 units
B) Greater than 2,800 but less than or equal to 3,200 units
C) Greater than 3,200 but less than or equal to 3,600 units
D) Greater than 3,600 units

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