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A newspaper salesman buys New York Times newspapers every morning for $0.5 each, and sells them in Manhattan for $2.00 each. Any unsold newspapers are

A newspaper salesman buys New York Times newspapers every morning for $0.5 each, and sells them in Manhattan for $2.00 each. Any unsold newspapers are sold to a recycling company for $0.15. In order to establish his sales pattern, he collected the following seven days of data, which he believes is representative of his long-term sales distribution, with no seasonal pattern (total 770):

Day

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Sales

120

100

105

110

95

115

125

Question 15 (1 point)

Refer to Exhibit 3. What is the cost of overestimating the demand per unit?

Question 15 options:

$2.00

$2.15

$0.35

$1.50

$0.50

Question 16 (1 point)

Refer to Exhibit 3. What is the cost of underestimating the demand per unit?

Question 16 options:

$2.15

$1.50

$2

$0.35

$10

Question 17 (1 point)

Refer to Exhibit 3. What is the optimal service level for this newspaper?

Question 17 options:

48%

81%

99%

97%

32%

Question 18 (1 point)

Refer to Exhibit 3. How many newspapers should the newsboy buy each morning?

Question 18 options:

119

110

117

120

100

Question 19 (1 point)

Refer to Exhibit 3. If he was unable to salvage the newspapers for $0.15 (salvage is zero); how many newspapers should he buy now?

Question 19 options:

120

110

100

117

119

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