Acompany needs to have 25,000 pounds of material trucked from plant a to plant c. it also needs to truck 30,000 pounds of another material from plant b to plant c. the company’s carrier quoted them a cost of $18.00 per hundredweight for two separate shipments to plant c, or a cost of $15.00 per hundredweight if one truck picks up both shipments (with a $1,500.00 charge for the consolidation stop).

which of the following is correct?

a. the two separate shipments are the low-cost option by $1,500.00.
b. the consolidated shipment is the low-cost option by $1,650.00.
c. the consolidated shipment is the low-cost option by $150.00.
d. both options have the same cost.