The material used to make a storage box costs $1.25 per square foot. The boxes have the same volume. How much does a company save by choosing to make 50 of Box 2 instead of 50 of Box 1?
Surface area of Box 1 to the nearest hundredth: 3.11 ft2
Surface area of Box 2 to the nearest hundredth: 2.94 ft2
Cost of 50 of Box 1 the nearest cent: 194.38
Cost of 50 of Box 2 the nearest cent: 183.75
Using the rounded values above, the company saves 10.63 by using Box 2.