The A-to-Z Office Supply Company is open from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., and it receives 200 callsper day for delivery orders. It costs A-to-Z $20 to send out its trucks to make deliveries. Thecompany estimates that each minute a customer spends waiting for an order costs A-to-Z $0.20in lost sales. How frequently should A-to-Z send out its delivery trucks each day? Indicate the total daily cost of deliveries

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The A-to-Z Office Supply Company is open from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., and it receives 200 calls
per day for delivery orders. It costs A-to-Z $20 to send out its trucks to make deliveries. The
company estimates that each minute a customer spends waiting for an order costs A-to-Z $0.20
in lost sales. How frequently should A-to-Z send out its delivery trucks each day? Indicate the total daily
cost of deliveries

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