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3. The injection molding department of a company that operates 24x7 uses an average of 43 gallons of special lubricant per day. The usage of

3. The injection molding department of a company that operates 24x7 uses an average of 43 gallons of special lubricant per day. The usage of lubricant is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 7.3 gallons per day and it takes 5.3 weeks for an order of lubricant to be delivered.

If the company can tolerate a probability of stockout equal to 7%, what is the reorder point?

The correct answer is 1,661.1069

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The injection molding department of a company that operates 24x7 uses an average of 46 gallons of special lubricant per day. The usage of lubricant is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 7.2 gallons per day and it takes 3.4 weeks for an order of lubricant to be delivered.

If the target service level is 74%, what is the reorder point?

The correct answer is 1,117.2802

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