Anthropologie is considering the sales of a new sweater for the next winter season. The sweater will be in sale for only one season. The company has plans to sell each sweater at $135, and it purchases the sweater from its supplier at $70. The company knows that it can salvage any leftover sweaters at $45. Based on the experience of previous seasons, experts at the company agree to use the following discrete probability distribution to represent the demand: DemandProbability
4,0000.10
5,0000.15
6,0000.25
7,0000.20
8,0000.15
9,0000.15
The target service is__%.
What is the optimal order quantity based on this information, i. e., how many sweaters should Anthropologie order from its supplier?
a. 5000.
b. 8000.
c. 9000.
d. 4000.

Neveready flashlights inc. needs $317,000 to take a cash discount of 3/15, net 70. a banker will loan the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $13,200. a. what is the effective rate on the bank loan? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. how much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount but paid the bill in 70 days instead of 15 days? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. should the firm borrow the money to take the discount? no yes d. if the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $317,000? e-1. what would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $7,200?

Why is it vital to maintain a designer worksheet? a. it separates the designs chosen for the season from those rejected by the company. b. it keeps a record of all designs created by the designer for a season. c. it charts out the development of an entire line through the season and beyond. d. it tracks the development of a design along with costing and production details. done

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a weak economy? a. a low employment rateb. a high inflation ratec. a decreased gdpd. a high unemployment rate