Cost information

tomers via the postal service. Because of a concern paperless billing. In addition to saving printing, reduced transportation needs$).$ While Planet would ess, so the paper billing option will remain,

The cost of the paperless billing system would be $$168,680$ per quarter with no variable costs since the costs of the system are the salaries of the clerks and the cost of leasing the computer system. The paperless billing system being proposed would be able to handle up to $800,000$ bills per quarter. $($More than $800,000$ bills per quarter would require a different computer system and is outside the scope of the current situation at Planet.$)$ Planet has gathered its cost data for the past year by quarter for paper, toner cartridges, printer maintenance costs, and postage costs for the billing department. The cost data are as follows:

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$\backslash$table$[[,$Quarter $1,$Quarter $2,$Quarter $3,$Quarter $4],[\backslash$table$[[$Total paper, toner, printer$],[$maintenance$,$ and postage costs $....$ $$]],723,200$$$,730,000$$$,820,000$$$,740,000],[$Total number of bills mailed. $........,650,000,655,000,760,000,660,000]]$

the nearest cent.$)$

gh customers choose the paperless billing option $($be sure to consider the cost of the paperless

the compans still offer the paperless