Chris Sandvig Irrigation, Inc., has summarized the price list from four potential suppliers of an underground control valve. See the table below. Annual usage is 700 valves; order cost is $10 per order; and annual inventory holding costs are $7.55 per unit. Q Vendor A Quantity 1-9 10-14 15-49 50-99 100-299 300+ Vendor B Quantity 1-14 15-49 50-99 100-299 300+ D Price $35.00 34.75 33.55 32.35 31.15 30.75 Which vendor should be selected and what order quantity is best if Sandvig Irrigation wants to minimize total cost? Chris Sandvig Irrigation should order units at a time from (enter your response as a whole number). Price $34.75 34.00 32.80 31.60 30.50 Vendor C Quantity 1-24 25-74 75-199 200+ Vendor D Price $34.50 33.75 32.50 31.10 Quantity 1-74 75-199 200+ Price $34.25 33.00 31.00
Chris Sandvig Irrigation, Inc., has summarized the price list from four potential suppliers of an underground control valve. See the table below. Annual usage is 700 valves; order cost is $10 per order; and annual inventory holding costs are $7.55 per unit. Q Vendor A Quantity 1-9 10-14 15-49 50-99 100-299 300+ Vendor B Quantity 1-14 15-49 50-99 100-299 300+ D Price $35.00 34.75 33.55 32.35 31.15 30.75 Which vendor should be selected and what order quantity is best if Sandvig Irrigation wants to minimize total cost? Chris Sandvig Irrigation should order units at a time from (enter your response as a whole number). Price $34.75 34.00 32.80 31.60 30.50 Vendor C Quantity 1-24 25-74 75-199 200+ Vendor D Price $34.50 33.75 32.50 31.10 Quantity 1-74 75-199 200+ Price $34.25 33.00 31.00
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Transcribed Image Text:Chris Sandvig Irrigation, Inc., has summarized the price list from four potential suppliers of an underground control valve.
See the table below. Annual usage is 700 valves; order cost is $10 per order; and annual inventory holding costs are
$7.55 per unit.
Vendor A
Quantity
1-9
10-14
15-49
50-99
100-299
300+
Price
$35.00
34.75
33.55
32.35
31.15
30.75
Vendor B
Quantity
1-14
15-49
50-99
100-299
300+
Price
$34.75
34.00
32.80
31.60
30.50
Vendor C
Quantity
1-24
25-74
75-199
200+
Vendor C
Vendor B
Vendor D
Price
$34.50
33.75
32.50
31.10
Which vendor should be selected and what order quantity is best if Sandvig Irrigation wants to minimize total cost?
Chris Sandvig Irrigation should order units at a time from
(enter your response as a whole number).
Vendor A
Vendor D
Quantity
1-74
75-199
200+
Price
$34.25
33.00
31.00
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