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Question 141

A UK manufacturer plans to make 2,400 commercial coffee machines. Each machine needs three pump valves. The supplier prices are:

SupplierPrice per pump valve
UK supplier£2.40
Overseas supplier£2.05
a.

Calculate the total amount the manufacturer would save by buying all of the pump valves from the overseas supplier rather than the UK supplier. Show your working.

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b.

Explain one reason why the overseas supplier may be able to charge a lower price for each pump valve.

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