Green Tees, an on line retailer of t-shirts, orders 10,000 t-shirts per year from its manufacturer. The carrying cost is $0.10 per shirt per year. The order cost is $550 per order. What is the optimal order quantity for the t-shirt inventory (rounded to the nearest dollar)?

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Green Tees, an on line retailer of t-shirts, orders 10,000 t-shirts per year from its manufacturer. The carrying cost is $0.10 per shirt per year. The order cost is $550 per order. What is the optimal order quantity for the t-shirt inventory (rounded to the nearest dollar)?

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