The demand for a product of Carolina Industries varies greatly from month to month. Based on the past three years of data, the following shows the monthly demand at Carolina Industries.                                       Unit Demand            # Months                                         300                             6                                         400                             8                                         500                             12                                         600                             10  A.If the company places monthly orders equal to the expected value of the monthly demand, what should Carolina’s monthly order quantity be for this product?   B. What are the variance and the standard deviation for the number of units demanded?

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  1. 1. The demand for a product of Carolina Industries varies greatly from month to month. Based on the past three years of data, the following shows the monthly demand at Carolina Industries.

 

                                    Unit Demand            # Months

                                        300                             6

                                        400                             8

                                        500                             12

                                        600                             10

 A.If the company places monthly orders equal to the expected value of the monthly demand, what should Carolina’s monthly order quantity be for this product?

 

B. What are the variance and the standard deviation for the number of units demanded?

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