Sam's Hardware Store Has an Order Policy of Ordering 12

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Essay

Sam's hardware store has an order policy of ordering 12 gallons of a specific primer whenever 7 gallons are on hand (unless there's already an ordered delivery due).The store would like to see how well their policy works.Assume that beginning inventory in period 1 is 10 gallons and that orders are placed at the end of the week to be received one week later.(In other words,if an order is placed at the end of week one,it is available at the beginning of week 3. )Assume that if inventory is not on hand,it will result in a lost sale.The weekly demand distribution obtained from past sales is found in the table below.Also,use the random numbers that are provided and simulate 10 weeks' worth of sales.How many sales are lost?
Random numbers for sales: 37,60,79,21,85,71,48,39,31,35

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Definitions:

Total Product Curve

A graphical representation showing how the total quantity of output varies with changes in the quantity of a single input while other inputs are held constant.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the cost of producing one additional unit of a good varies as production increases.

Average Product

The output per unit of input, such as the quantity of goods produced per worker, used to measure productivity.

Marginal Product

The additional output that can be produced by adding one more unit of a specific input, whilst holding other inputs constant.