Question

You are comparing prices from 2 office supply stores. Your office needs 5 cases of blue paper. Home & Office Headquarters lists a case of paper at $25.85 with a 10% discount on an order of 5 cases or more. Office Supplies R Us lists a case of paper at $27,36 with a 15% discount on 5 cases or more. Delivery costs from Home & Office Headquarters are $2.50 per case. Office Supplies R Us will deliver for $10 an order. What is the least amount that you would have to spend for the paper?

Answer 1

5x[$25.85-($25.85 x 0.10) ] + (5 x 2.50)=$128.83 compared to[ 5 x 27.36( $27.36 x 0.15)]+ 10.00= 126.28 is the least amount.

answer is ------> $126.28