• The housewares department placed anorder for 2 dozen Ninja Bullet Juicers thathave a list price of $300 each, with tradediscounts of 30%, 10%, and 5%. Thesupplier's price schedule is:o If a maximum order of $3,00o is placed, thebuyer receives an additional 1%.If an initial order of $4,000 is placed, the buyerreceives an additional 1.5%.o Ifan initial order of $5,000 is placed, the buyerreceives an additional 2%.o Payments made within 10 days, earns anadditional 2% cash discount.• If this invoice was paid in 9 days, what amountshould have been remitted to the vendor?

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