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An office supply company is attempting to determine the order quantity for Mt. White fountain pens which are sold to local executives. Annual demand is 5,000 units and each pen costs the store $50. It costs $75 to place an order and the inventory carrying cost rate is 30% of the value of the item.

Formulate the objective function for this problem. Let Q indicate the order quantity.


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