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A retailer is considering the purchase of 100 units of a specific item from either of two suppliers. Their offers

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A retailer is considering the purchase of 100 units of a specific item from either of two suppliers. Their offers are as follows:

A: $390 a unit, total of $39,000, 1/10, n/30, plus freight of $750.

B: $400 a unit, total of $40,000, 2/10, n/30, no charge for freight.

Which of the two offers, A or B, yields the lower price?


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