Question: Blackbeards Beard, Inc.(BBI) needs to make four shipments from Kinston, NC to four different customers in Chicago, Ill. Given the following information, should BBI consolidate

Blackbeards Beard, Inc.(BBI) needs to make four shipments from Kinston, NC to four different customers in Chicago, Ill. Given the following information, should BBI consolidate the shipments? Or truck each shipment separately?

Cost of each truck: $1,900

Weight of each shipment: 12,000 lbs.

Cost to consolidate in a Kinston warehouse: $10.00 per hundred-weight

Cost to drop shipment, per customer in Chicago: $300

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Truck separately because it will cost $1,600 less than consolidating the shipments.

Truck separately because it will cost $300 less than consolidating the shipments.

Consolidate because it will cost $1,600 less than separate shipments.

Consolidate because it will cost $800 less than separate shipments.

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