Quantity                        Net Price        Rebate          Shipping 1–500 motors                     $16           none                 $1.20 501–1,000 motors              16             $1.30                   0.80 1,001–2,000 motors            16            1.90                    0.50 If you usually purchase 400 motors per month, what percent would be saved per motor by ordering 800 every two months? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent. What percent would be saved per motor by ordering 1,200 every three months? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent. How much money (in $) can be saved in a year by purchasing the motors every three months instead of every month? What other factors besides price should be considered before changing your purchasing procedures?

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Quantity                        Net Price        Rebate          Shipping
1–500 motors                     $16           none                 $1.20
501–1,000 motors              16             $1.30                   0.80
1,001–2,000 motors            16            1.90                    0.50



If you usually purchase 400 motors per month, what percent would be saved per motor by ordering 800 every two months? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.


What percent would be saved per motor by ordering 1,200 every three months? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

How much money (in $) can be saved in a year by purchasing the motors every three months instead of every month?

What other factors besides price should be considered before changing your purchasing procedures?

 

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What other factors besides price should be considered before changing your purchasing procedures?

Suppose you are the purchasing manager for a company that manufactures scanners and other computer peripherals. Your vendor for scanner
motors is now offering "quantity discounts" in the form of instant rebates and lower shipping charges as follows.
Quantity
1-500 motors
501-1,000 motors
1,001-2,000 motors
Net Price
$16
501-1,000 motors
15.70
1,001-2,000 motors $ 14.80
16
16
Rebate
none
$1.40
2.00
Shipping
$1.50
1.10
0.80
(a) Calculate the cost of the motors, including shipping charges, for each category (in $).
1-500 motors
$17.50
(b) If you usually purchase 400 motors per month, what percent would be saved per motor by ordering 800 every two months? Round to th
nearest tenth of a percent.
10.29
%
(c) What percent would be saved per motor by ordering 1,200 every three months? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.
15.43
%
(d) How much money (in $) can be saved in a year by purchasing the motors every three months instead of every month?
$
(e) What other factors besides price should be considered before changing your purchasing procedures?
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose you are the purchasing manager for a company that manufactures scanners and other computer peripherals. Your vendor for scanner motors is now offering "quantity discounts" in the form of instant rebates and lower shipping charges as follows. Quantity 1-500 motors 501-1,000 motors 1,001-2,000 motors Net Price $16 501-1,000 motors 15.70 1,001-2,000 motors $ 14.80 16 16 Rebate none $1.40 2.00 Shipping $1.50 1.10 0.80 (a) Calculate the cost of the motors, including shipping charges, for each category (in $). 1-500 motors $17.50 (b) If you usually purchase 400 motors per month, what percent would be saved per motor by ordering 800 every two months? Round to th nearest tenth of a percent. 10.29 % (c) What percent would be saved per motor by ordering 1,200 every three months? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent. 15.43 % (d) How much money (in $) can be saved in a year by purchasing the motors every three months instead of every month? $ (e) What other factors besides price should be considered before changing your purchasing procedures?
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