Circular blanks are to be stamped from strip stock. The company can buy the 0.125 in. thick cold-rolled steel in either of two widths. The stamping pattems for each size strip are shown in Figure below. Both sizes of material are sold for $1.14/lb and have a density of 0.278 Ib/in'. Choose the material size to use for this job by determining the following (a) Estimate the material cost per blank for each strip size. (b) Assume there is an additional 5% overall blanking loss. Find the total loss per part cach strip size. Determine the shape yield. () The salvage recovery value is 10% of the original material value. Find the net cost per piece for cach strip size. (d) Which size strip is preferred? for 0.1875 Approx 1.500 xthick 0.125 L625 1407 3.343 1875