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What is probability of stockout suppose now that the amount of lng (also measured in 1000s in gallons) available on hand at the beginning of the day is a random variable, y , with pdf

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The probability of a stockout is the probability that the demand for LNG will exceed the amount of LNG that is available on hand. In this case, the demand for LNG is 2000 kL and the amount of LNG that is available on hand is a random variable, Y, with pdf

f

Y

(y)=

10

1

e

−y/10

for y≥0.

The probability of a stockout is given by the following equation:

P(stockout)=∫

0

2000

f

Y

(y)dy

=∫

0

2000

10

1

e

−y/10

dy

=1−e

−20

=0.1353

Therefore, the probability of a stockout is 13.53%.

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