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You are a packaging scientist working for a converter. The purchasing manager calls you and says that he has found a several cheaper sealants for a snack package your company makes. You currently use a PET sealant material $($Melinex $850).$ He sends you a spreadsheet $($see tab $2)$ with the prices. The purchasing manager also tells you that he would prefer to do business with ExxonMobil since they are a strategic vendor and they are at the same low price as the industry price leader, Vifan. The package area is listed in the $5$ spreadsheet. Please analyze the materials and find out the following questions: