Lancashire Corporation manufactures bottled water with an average manufacturing cost of $2 per case (a case...

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Lancashire Corporation manufactures bottled water with an average manufacturing cost of $2 per case (a case contains 24 bottles). Lancashire sold 1,000,000 cases last year to the following types of customers: Customer Price per Case Cases Sold Drugstore chains $5.00 375,000 Gas station chains 5.50 125,000 Supermarket chains 6.50 6.00 500,000 250,000 Local pharmacies The drugstore chains have special handling costs of $0.20 per case and increased administrative assistance costing $45,000 per year. The gas station chains require special marketing promotions that cost $50,000. Sales commissions of 10% are paid. The supermarket chains order electronically through EDI which costs $25,000 annually. Lancashire is responsible for shipping costs, which totaled $0.50 per case and special labels costing $0.02 per bottle. Local pharmacies have special handling costs of $0.10 per case, and sales commissions are paid to agents costing $0.25 per case. Bad debt expense averages 10% of sales. What customer type has the least total cost per case? O a supermarket chains b. drugstore chains Oc. local pharmacies Od gas station chains Lancashire Corporation manufactures bottled water with an average manufacturing cost of $2 per case (a case contains 24 bottles). Lancashire sold 1,000,000 cases last year to the following types of customers: Customer Price per Case Cases Sold Drugstore chains $5.00 375,000 Gas station chains 5.50 125,000 Supermarket chains 6.50 6.00 500,000 250,000 Local pharmacies The drugstore chains have special handling costs of $0.20 per case and increased administrative assistance costing $45,000 per year. The gas station chains require special marketing promotions that cost $50,000. Sales commissions of 10% are paid. The supermarket chains order electronically through EDI which costs $25,000 annually. Lancashire is responsible for shipping costs, which totaled $0.50 per case and special labels costing $0.02 per bottle. Local pharmacies have special handling costs of $0.10 per case, and sales commissions are paid to agents costing $0.25 per case. Bad debt expense averages 10% of sales. What customer type has the least total cost per case? O a supermarket chains b. drugstore chains Oc. local pharmacies Od gas station chains