The Flower Cart Stocking Problem
Every dawn a florist buys fresh tulips from the wholesale market at per stem and sells them from her cart at per stem, with . Tulips wilt overnight, so any stem unsold by closing time is worthless. Daily demand is a random variable with continuous CDF and density . How many stems should she buy each morning to maximize her expected profit?
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