Question

To defray the cost of federal orders, handlers are assessed ____ per hundredweight of milk received.

(a) 1-3 cents

(b) 2-5 cents

(c) 3-4 cents

(d) 15 cents

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Answer 1

Right choice is (b) 2-5 cents

Explanation: Transportation credits apply to shipments of milk for Class I use from supply plants to distributing plants. In the Upper Midwest order, the credits are paid to distributing plants at the rate of 2-5 cents per hundredweight per mile to help defray the cost of moving milk to the Class I market.