Smith Equipment Has Three Separate Shipments to Customers All in the Same

Smith Equipment has three separate shipments to customers all in the same city.The shipment weights are 20,000 lbs.25,000 lbs.,and 10,000 lbs.Smith Equipment's carrier charges $14 per hundredweight (cwt) if each shipment is sent separately.If the three shipments are consolidated at Smith Equipment's warehouse and sent in a single truck,the carrier charges $11 per cwt with a $500 consolidated delivery fee per destination added.Smith Equipment should

A) send the shipments separately at a savings of $1,500.
B) consolidate the shipments at a savings of $1,635.
C) consolidate the shipments at a savings of $150.
D) either choice-the shipment costs are equal.