A small foundry agrees to pay $420,000 three years from now to a supplier for a given amount of coking coal. The foundry plans to deposit a fixed amount in a bank account every three months, starting three months from now, so that at the end of three years the account holds $420,000. If the account pays 8.5% APR compounded monthly, how much must be deposited every three months? a. $31,069.
b. $28,473.
c. $47,943.
d. $35,389.

Lead time for one of your fastest-moving products is 20 days. demand during this period averages 90 units per day.a) what would be an appropriate reorder point? ) how does your answer change if demand during lead time doubles? ) how does your answer change if demand during lead time drops in half?

Mountain mouse makes freeze-dried meals for hikers. one of mountain mouse's biggest customers is a sporting goods superstore. every 66 days, mountain mouse checks the inventory level at the superstore and places an order to restock the meals. these meals are delivered by ups in 55 days. average demand during the reorder period and order lead time is 8585 meals, and the standard deviation of demand during this same time period is about 1919 meals.calculate the restocking level for mountain mouse. assume that the superstore wants a 95\% service level. what happens to the restocking level if the superstore wants a higher level of service-say, 99]%? the restocking level for the 95% service level is 117 mealssuppose there are 25 meals in the superstore when mountain mouse checks inventory levels. how many meals should be ordered, assuming a 95% service level?

How does a business determine the markup on a product or service? by matching the closest competitor by checking online prices by calculating the profit that will keep the business going by considering how much the product is worth to the consumer