Part Four: Read to the bottom of this page, then turn the page for your assignment.   Terry spent some time looking at the numbers and then decided to call the customer with a counteroffer. A.C.X. would not only pay the customer's $1,500 refund, it would DOUBLE the refund to $3,000. But, A.C.X. would only do this if the customer would agree to purchase 15 more cargo containers of hay from A.C.X.   At 26 tons per container, this new order for 15 cargo containers would work out to _________ additional tons.   Added to the previous order for 5 cargo containers, the customer would now have purchased __________ tons total.   At a price of $220 per ton, the additional 15 cargo containers would cost the customer $___________.   Added to the previous order, the customer would now have a total bill of $___________.   The $3,000 refund would now constitute ___________ percent of the total order.   It would result in a payment of $___________ per ton.   Terry looked at the numbers. It just might work. Not only was the cost per ton lower, but he would have guaranteed more business with the customer, a second chance to prove A.C.X.'s quality.   Now, he had to convince his boss... and then the customer.   Turn Page for Assignment.   Click to continue previewing the student version on screen. Home Journey Log Trade Topics People Profiles Index Ask the Eagle