Cooper and brandy are married and file a joint income tax return with two separate schedule cs. cooper is an independent security specialist who spent $395 on uniforms during the year. his laundry expenses for the uniforms were $175 for this year, plus $65 for altering them. brandy works as a drill press operator and wears jeans and a work shirt on the job, which cost $175 this year. her laundry costs were $50 for the work clothes. brandy is also required by state regulators to wear safety glasses and safety shoes when working, which cost a total of $115. how much is their total deduction on their schedule cs for special clothing and uniforms?

Emery pharmaceutical uses an unstable chemical compound that must be kept in an environment where both temperature and humidity can be controlled. emery uses 825 pounds per month of the chemical, estimates the holding cost to be 50% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $48 per order. the cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: vendor 1 vendor 2 quantity price/lb quantity price/lb 1-499 $17 1-399 $17.10 500-999 $16.75 400-799 $16.85 1000+ $16.50 800-1199 $16.60 1200+ $16.25 (a) what is the economic order quantity for each supplier? (b) what quantity should be ordered and which supplier should be used? (c) the total cost for the most economic order sire is $