Problem $11-2($Algo$)$

Suppose you have three shipments to make. One shipment has a weight of $3,300$ pounds, the second weighs $8,000$ pounds, and the third weighs $11,800$ pounds. The transportation rates are: $$25/$hundredweight for shipments of $1,000-5,000$ pounds; $$\frac{23}{?}$ hundredweight for $5,000-10,000$ pounds; and $$21/$hundredweight for shipments over $10,000$ pounds. For consolidated shipments, there is a charge of $$230\mathrm{.}00$ per stop.

a$.$ Calculate the total costs of three individual shipments and the consolidated shipment.

b$.$ What will be the cost difference if you choose to consolidate the shipments rather than to ship each one individually?

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Calculate the total costs of three individual shipments and the consolidated shipment.

Cost of three individual shipments

Cost of the consolidated shipment