A Firm Stocks a Seasonal Item That It Buys for $22/unit

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Essay

A firm stocks a seasonal item that it buys for $22/unit and sells for $29/unit. During the season, daily demand can be described using a Poisson distribution with a mean of 2.4. Because of the nature of the item, units remaining at the close of business each day must be removed at a cost of $2 each. What is the optimum stocking level, and what is the effective service level?

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