Dusty Is Evaluating Three Bids to Supply Fence Hardware for the 5

question 9

Multiple Choice

Dusty is evaluating three bids to supply fence hardware for the 5 acres of pasture that need to be fenced. Breezy submits a bid of $40 per unit with a defect rate of 3%; Lady's bid is $50 per unit with a defect rate of 0.5%; and Spike's bid is $30 per unit with a defect rate of 5%. If a section of fence fails, it costs an average of $500 in losses and herding costs to round up all of the capybaras (giant rodents from South America - their leather makes fine gloves) . Dusty believes it will take 500 units to fence in this pasture configuration; which supplier should win the business?

• A)Spike
• B)Breezy
• C)Lady
• D)no difference between Breezy and Spike

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