A Distribution of Lead Times in an Inventory Problem Indicates

question 5

Multiple Choice

A distribution of lead times in an inventory problem indicates that lead time was 1 day 20 percent of the time,2 days 30 percent of the time,3 days 30 percent of the time,and 4 days 20 percent of the time.This distribution has been prepared for Monte Carlo analysis.The first four random numbers drawn are 06,63,57,and 02.What is the average lead time of this simulation?

• A)1.75 days
• B)2 days
• C)3 days
• D)3.5 days
• E)8 days

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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that assigns an average cost to each unit of inventory, based on the weight of its cost in total inventory.