What will be our average number of boxes

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Our home construction company buys nails in 15-pound boxes. We use an average of 1477 boxes a year. The vendor that makes the nails can produce 35 boxes per day while our usage is 12 boxes per day. It costs $3.10 to place the typical order. Annual carrying costs are $0.15 per box. What will be our average number of boxes on hand if we order the EPQ bags in each order? (Keep up to two decimal places in your answer)

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