Larry LaForge Products offers the following discount schedule for its 4-by-8-foot sheets of quality plywood. Order Unit Cost 9 sheets or less $18.00 10 to 50 sheets $17.50 More than 50 sheets $17.25 Home Sweet Home Company orders plywood from LaForge. Home Sweet Home has an ordering cost of $45. Carrying cost is 20%, and annual demand is 100 sheets. What do you recommend? The best strategy is to with a total cost of $ (enter your response rounded to two decimal places).

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Larry LaForge Products offers the following discount schedule for its 4-by-8-foot sheets of quality plywood.
Order
Unit Cost
9 sheets or less
$18.00
10 to 50 sheets
$17.50
More than 50 sheets
$17.25
Home Sweet Home Company orders plywood from LaForge. Home Sweet Home has an ordering cost of $45. Carrying cost is 20%, and annual demand is 100 sheets.
What do you recommend?
The best strategy is to
with a total cost of $
(enter your response rounded to two decimal places).
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 12.40 (additional/static) Question Help Larry LaForge Products offers the following discount schedule for its 4-by-8-foot sheets of quality plywood. Order Unit Cost 9 sheets or less $18.00 10 to 50 sheets $17.50 More than 50 sheets $17.25 Home Sweet Home Company orders plywood from LaForge. Home Sweet Home has an ordering cost of $45. Carrying cost is 20%, and annual demand is 100 sheets. What do you recommend? The best strategy is to with a total cost of $ (enter your response rounded to two decimal places).
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