The Amount of Safety Stocks Held by a Firm Generally

question 163

Multiple Choice

The amount of safety stocks held by a firm generally

• A) increases with greater uncertainty of demand forecasts.
• B) increases with higher costs (in terms of lost sales and lost goodwill)of stockouts.
• C) increases with a greater chance that delays will occur in receiving shipments.
• D) decreases as the cost of carrying additional inventory increases.
• E) All of the above

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