ecause of coronavirus, demand for Vitamin C tablets increased significantly at CVS. CVS started to observe a weekly demand of 85 boxes of Vitamin C tablets with a standard deviation of 50 boxes. The cost of placing an order is $200, and the time from ordering to receipt is 4 weeks. The procurement cost (wholesale price) of the product is $15. The annual inventory carrying cost is 10% of the procurement cost of the product. What is the reorder point if it wants to achieve a stock out probability of 5%

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1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know

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