Burley Company Has the Following Information Available Concerning One of Its

question 32

Multiple Choice

Burley Company has the following information available concerning one of its inventory items:
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Cost of placing an order}&\$ 50.00\\\text {Unit carrying cost per year }& \$ 2.00 \\\text { Annual unit demand}&3,200\\\text {Safety stock }&80\\\text {Average daily demand }&10\\\text {Normal lead time in days }&12\\\end{array}$

-Refer to the figure.If there is a delay in shipping the item,approximately how many days can be covered by the safety stock?

• A)0.83 days
• B)6.67 days
• C)8.00 days
• D)40 days

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