Company sells titanium alloy fasteners for airframe applications. They sell in packets of 1000 units, which each packet selling for $230. The company's total cost function is: TC = 1,660,000 + 0.002 Q^2, Q is expressed in packets produced per year and TC in dollars per year. How many packets must be produced and sold per year to maximize annual profits?

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Company sells titanium alloy fasteners for airframe applications. They sell in packets of 1000 units, which each packet selling for $230. The company's total cost function is:
TC = 1,660,000 + 0.002 Q^2,
Q is expressed in packets produced per year and TC in dollars per year.
How many packets must be produced and sold per year to maximize annual profits?

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