Mullennex Corporation's relevant range of activity is 2,000 units to 6,000 units. When it produces and sells 4,000 units, its average costs per unit are as follows: Average Cost per Unit Direct materials $ 6.55 Direct labor $ 3.50 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 1.25 Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 3.00 Fixed selling expense $ 0.50 Fixed administrative expense $ 0.40 Sales commissions $ 1.50 Variable administrative expense $ 0.40 If 5,000 units are produced, the average fixed manufacturing cost per unit produced is closest to:

Emery pharmaceutical uses an unstable chemical compound that must be kept in an environment where both temperature and humidity can be controlled. emery uses 825 pounds per month of the chemical, estimates the holding cost to be 50% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $48 per order. the cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: vendor 1 vendor 2 quantity price/lb quantity price/lb 1-499 $17 1-399 $17.10 500-999 $16.75 400-799 $16.85 1000+ $16.50 800-1199 $16.60 1200+ $16.25 (a) what is the economic order quantity for each supplier? (b) what quantity should be ordered and which supplier should be used? (c) the total cost for the most economic order sire is $