Use the Following Data Set to Answer Questions 86-100 -Consider the Data on Inventory of Widgets Over a 10-Day

question 77

Multiple Choice

Use the following data set to answer questions 86-100. $$\begin{array}{l}\text { Inventory of Widgets Dver a 10-Day Period }\\\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Day } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Supply } \\\text { Received }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Beginning } \\\text { lnventory }\end{array} & \text { Demand } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Ending } \\\text { Inventory }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Order } \\\text { Placed }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Lead } \\\text { Time }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & & 30 & 8 & 22 & \text { NO } & \\\hline 2 & & 22 & 5 & 17 & \text { NO } & \\\hline 3 & & 17 & 6 & 11 & \text { YES } & 1 \\\hline 4 & & 11 & 8 & 3 & \text { NO } & \\\hline 5 & 20 & 23 & 7 & 16 & \text { NO } & \\\hline 6 & & 16 & 7 & 9 & \text { YES } & 1 \\\hline 7 & & 9 & 6 & 3 & \text { YES } & \\\hline 8 & 20 & 23 & 6 & 17 & \text { NO } & \\\hline 9 & & 17 & 5 & 12 & \text { YES } & 1 \\\hline 10 & & 12 & 7 & 5 & \text { NO } & \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$
-Consider the data on Inventory of Widgets Over a 10-Day Period.Any time that ending inventory falls to 15 or below,an order is placed for 20 units of the product.The lead time for delivery varies and is shown in the column under Lead Time.If the cost of holding inventory amounts to $7 per widget per day,what are the total inventory costs during the 10-day period?

• A)$805
• B)$115
• C)$7
• D)$122

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Mean Sales

The average revenue from sales over a specific period of time.

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A description of a graph or distribution that is symmetrical and rounded at the top, resembling the shape of a bell, typically indicative of a normal distribution.

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An examination of the level of disparity or distribution range among values.

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