A supermarket sells daily fresh vegan food for 25$ a meal, wherebuying cost is 15$ per meal and at the end of the day the unsoldmeals are returned for 5$ to the distributor. If the daily demandis normally distributed with a mean of 100 and standard deviationof 5,
a- what is the optimal order quantity?
b- How many meals the supermarket should order to make sure a50% service rate? First
state the order size without any calculation and justify youranswer, then prove the result with calculation.
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