Scenario 11.3 - Sammy's Sammwiches

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Scenario 11.3 - Sammy's Sammwiches
Sammy's is the hot new lunch spot among the hipsters,who flock there at noon for their artisanal peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,which sell for $12.95.The sandwiches are made from two slices of their own artisanal bread,which they bake continuously throughout the day at a rate of seven loaves an hour (each loaf contains twenty slices) .The actual cost of a loaf of bread is $1 and the cost to hold a loaf is 80%,since freshness is important in baking as well as to hipsters.The cost to run a new batch of a dough is $3 per loaf.Sammy's sells their sandwiches at a rate of fifty per hour.
-Aggregating across products,retailers,or suppliers in a single order allows for a reduction in lot size for individual products because

• A)fixed ordering and transportation costs are now charged to retailers.
• B)fixed ordering and transportation costs are now charged to suppliers.
• C)fixed ordering and transportation costs are now spread across multiple products,retailers,or suppliers.
• D)holding costs are now charged to retailers or suppliers.

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