v 60 $/unit
p 100 $/unit
g 51 $/unit
no. of units (j) 300 400 500 600 700 800
probability (P(j)) 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1
cumulative probability 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.9 1
(j - µ)2 * P(j) 5760 1960 640 720 2560 6760
a. Expected demand
x̂ 540
b. Standard deviation of demand
σ 135.65
c. Order quantity (discrete)
cu 40
co 9
G(Q*) $0.82
Q* 700
d. Expected profit
E[P(Q*)] 18,939
e. Order quantity (continuous)
x̂ 540
σ 135.65
G(Q*) 0.82
z 0.90
Q* 662.28 --> 700
f. Cost penalty
cost penalty 1,509
a. W = 70,000
SB-1 SB-2 SB-3 Total
p 100 110 200
v 60 80 130
g 51 70 120
B 0 0 0
mean 540 300 200
sigma 136 50 40
M= 0
Pr(X<Q) 0.8163265 0.75 0.875
z 0.9014541 0.67449 1.150349
Q 663 334 246
Qv 39,780 26,720 31,980 98,480 >70000
M= 0.1
Pr(X<Q) 0.6938776 0.55 0.7125
z 0.5068716 0.125661 0.560703
Q 609 306 222
Qv 36,540 24,480 28,860 89,880 >70000
M= 0.2
Pr(X<Q) 0.5714286 0.35 0.55
z 0.1800124 -0.38532 0.125661
Q 564 281 205
Qv 33,840 22,480 26,650 82,970 >70000
M= 0.3
Pr(X<Q) 0.4489796 0.15 0.3875
z -0.12824 -1.036433 -0.285841
Q 523 248 189
Qv 31,380 19,840 24,570 75,790 >70000
M= 0.35
Pr(X<Q) 0.3877551 0.05 0.30625
z -0.285175 -1.644854 -0.506508
Q 501 218 180
Qv 30,060 17,440 23,400 70,900 >70000
M= 0.356
Pr(X<Q) 0.3804082 0.038 0.2965
z -0.304409 -1.774382 -0.534494
Q 499 211 179
Qv 29,940 16,880 23,270 70,090 ~70000
k -0.30 -1.78 -0.53
Gu(k) 0.5668 1.7950 0.7187
E[P(Q)] 18,192 12,599 20,060 50,851
The order quantity of SB-1, SB-2 and SB-3 should be 499 units, 211 units and 179 units, respectively.
b. W = 75,000
M= 0.309
Pr(X<Q) 0.4379592 0.132 0.372875
z -0.156145 -1.116987 -0.324248
Q 519 244 187
Qv 31,140 19,520 24,310 74,970 ~75,000
k -0.15 -1.12 -0.33
Gu(k) 0.4784 1.1859 0.5855
E[P(Q)] 18,601 16,361 20,875 55,837
The expected profit increases by: 4,987
nd 179 units, respectively.