One of Cranston’s principal raw materials is plastic pellets, which it purchases in lots of 100 pounds at $0.35 per pound. Annual consumption is 8,000,000 pounds. Within a broad range of order sizes, ordering and shipping costs are $120 per order. Carrying costs are $1.50 per year per 100 pounds. Compute the EOQ for plastic pellets. If Cranston used the EOQ model, how often would it order pellets?