A printing company uses 2,000 reams of a certain type of paper in a year. The cost of holding one ream of paper in inventory per year is US $0.60. The ordering cost per order is US$30. The vendor that supplies the paper to the printing company has just announced a quantity discount schedule given in the following table. What is the optimum number of reams to buy at one time? Quantity Ordered (in Reams)    Price per Ream(in US dollars) 0 - 499                                                 $ 8.00 500 to 999                                           $ 7.20  1000 to 1499                                       $ 6.20 1500 +                                                 $ 5.00

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A printing company uses 2,000 reams of a certain type of paper in a year. The
cost of holding one ream of paper in inventory per year is US $0.60. The
ordering cost per order is US$30. The vendor that supplies the paper to the
printing company has just announced a quantity discount schedule given in the
following table. What is the optimum number of reams to buy at one time?
Quantity Ordered (in Reams)    Price per Ream(in US dollars)
0 - 499                                                 $ 8.00
500 to 999                                           $ 7.20 
1000 to 1499                                       $ 6.20
1500 +                                                 $ 5.00

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