1. A large law firm uses an average of 48 boxes of copier paper per day. The firm operates 260 days per year. Storage and handling costs for the paper are $30 per year per box, and it costs $39 to order and receive a shipment of paper. How many orders for paper will be placed each year?
2. A large law firm uses an average of 54 boxes of copier paper per day. The firm operates 260 days per year. Storage and handling costs for the paper are $17 per year per box, and it costs $42 to order and receive a shipment of paper.
What order size would minimize the sum of annual carrying and ordering costs?