Quantity to Achieve In-stock Probability: Goop Inc. needs to order a raw material to make a special polymer. The demand for the polymer is forecasted to be Normally distributed with a mean of 250 gallons and a standard deviation of 80 gallons. Goop sells the polymer for $25 per gallon. Goop's purchases raw material for $10 per gallon and Goop must spend $5 per gallon to dispose of all unused raw material due to government regulations. (Assume one gallon of raw material yields one gallon of polymer with no extra cost.) If demand is more than Goop can make, then Goop sells only what they made and the rest of the demand is lost. Suppose Goop wants to ensure that there is a 80% probability that they will be able to satisfy the customer's entire demand. How many gallons of the raw material should they purchase? O Less than 150 O At least 150, but less than 200 At least 200, but less than 250 O At least 250, but less than 300 O At least 300, but less than 350 O At least 350, but less than 400 O At least 400, but less than 450 O At least 450

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Quantity to Achieve In-stock Probability: Goop Inc. needs to order a raw material to make a special
polymer. The demand for the polymer is forecasted to be Normally distributed with a mean of 250
gallons and a standard deviation of 80 gallons. Goop sells the polymer for $25 per gallon. Goop's
purchases raw material for $10 per gallon and Goop must spend $5 per gallon to dispose of all
unused raw material due to government regulations. (Assume one gallon of raw material yields one
gallon of polymer with no extra cost.) If demand is more than Goop can make, then Goop sells only
what they made and the rest of the demand is lost.
Suppose Goop wants to ensure that there is a 80% probability that they will be able to satisfy the
customer's entire demand. How many gallons of the raw material should they purchase?
O Less than 150
At least 150, but less than 200
At least 200, but less than 250
O At least 250, but less than 300
At least 300, but less than 350
At least 350, but less than 400
At least 400, but less than 450
At least 450
Transcribed Image Text:Quantity to Achieve In-stock Probability: Goop Inc. needs to order a raw material to make a special polymer. The demand for the polymer is forecasted to be Normally distributed with a mean of 250 gallons and a standard deviation of 80 gallons. Goop sells the polymer for $25 per gallon. Goop's purchases raw material for $10 per gallon and Goop must spend $5 per gallon to dispose of all unused raw material due to government regulations. (Assume one gallon of raw material yields one gallon of polymer with no extra cost.) If demand is more than Goop can make, then Goop sells only what they made and the rest of the demand is lost. Suppose Goop wants to ensure that there is a 80% probability that they will be able to satisfy the customer's entire demand. How many gallons of the raw material should they purchase? O Less than 150 At least 150, but less than 200 At least 200, but less than 250 O At least 250, but less than 300 At least 300, but less than 350 At least 350, but less than 400 At least 400, but less than 450 At least 450
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