Cranium, Inc., purchases term papers from an overseas supplier under a continuous review system. The average demand for a popular mode is 300 units a day with a standard deviation of 30 units a day. It costs $60 to process each order and there is a five−day lead−time. The holding cost for a paper is $0.25 per year and the company policy is to maintain a 98% service level. Cranium operates 200 days per year.
What is the reorder point R to satisfy a 98% cycleminus−service level?
A. greater than 1,700 units
B. greater than 1,600 units but less than or equal to
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