Achemical manufacturer has two purchasing plans available for a certain liquid chemical. plan a is one dollar per gallon plus an an annual fee of 50 dollars. plan b is 50 cents a gallon plus an annual fee of 100 dollars. specify the condition for which plan a is a better deal than plan b.

Saline iv fluid bags cost $64.20 for 24, 1000 ml bags from one supplier. a new supplier sells 500 ml bags for $2 each. the hospital uses about 10,000, 1000 ml bags each month. nurses report that about half of the bags are more than half full when they are discarded. if you are going to use only one supplier, which size bag provides the best deal, and how much will you save each month? compare the cost of the new supplier to the current one.