You are a distributor of steel cables that are used in many different kinds of construction applications. you stock this product in reels of either 2,000 feet or 5,000 feet. your demand for the 5,000-foot reels is:
demand (per month) = 64
variation in demand (per month) = 25
lead time (in weeks) = 5 (it is sourced from overseas, hence the long lead time.)
desired service level = 92%
1. given the above information, what should be the safety stock for this item? (assume 30 days per month. display your answer to two decimal places.)

Matt and his roommate gamal argue repeatedly about wearing shoes in the house versus taking them off at the door. eventually, both are fed up with constantly arguing. they decide to sit down and talk, and not get up until they come to a resolution. this is an example of which decision-making strategy

Companies hd and ld are both profitable, and they have the same total assets (ta), total invested capital, sales (s), return on assets (roa), and profit margin (pm). both firms finance using only debt and common equity. however, company hd has the higher total debt to total capital ratio. which of the following statements is correct? a) company hd has a higher assets turnover than company ld. b) company hd has a higher return on equity than company ld. c) none of the other statements are correct because the information provided on the question is not enough. d) company hd has lower total assets turnover than company ld. e) company hd has a lower operating income (ebit) than company ld

Using a cps-sample of 7,440 individuals, you estimate the following regression: = 20.91 - 2.61 x female where female is a binary variable that takes on the value of 1 for females and is 0 otherwise. the standard error on the coefficient on female is 0.25. the 95% confidence interval for the gender wage gap, or the amount that females earn less, is: a) [-3.10, -2.12] b) [18.30, 23.52] c) [-3.02, -2.20] d) [-1.96, -1.64]