Yellow​ Press, Inc., buys paper in​ 1,500-pound rolls for printing. Annual demand is 3 comma 0003,000 rolls. The cost per roll is ​$1 comma 0001,000​, and the annual holding cost is 2828 percent of the cost. Each order costs ​$4545. Part 2 a. How many rolls should Yellow Press order at a​ time?

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Yellow​ Press, Inc., buys paper in​ 1,500-pound rolls for printing. Annual demand is
3 comma 0003,000
rolls. The cost per roll is
​$1 comma 0001,000​,
and the annual holding cost is
2828
percent of the cost. Each order costs
​$4545.
Part 2
a. How many rolls should Yellow Press order at a​ time? 
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