Gainsborough Traders has orders of 10,000 lbs each of goods for four customers. It charges $15.00 per hundredweight (cwt) (cwt = 100 lbs) to ship direct, or $10.00 per cwt for shipments greater than 30,000 lbs. If orders are combined into one shipment, it charges a $400 fee for each stop made. What is the savings from consolidating orders into one shipment?

a. $2000

b. $600

c. $400

d. $200

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

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