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The results also showed that the optimal number of sale agents is a function of the number
of streets, the desirability of goods consumption, the price of sale agents, the number of
agents on each street, the earned profit by the sale agents and the costs of launching sale
agents. Therefore, the importance of these results for manufacturers who intend to license
sale agents is determined both in the optimal number and location.

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We, the authors of this article, declare that in relation to the publication of the
presented article, they have completely avoided publishing ethics, including avoiding
plagiarism, misbehavior, falsification of data, or double submission and publication,
and there are no commercial interests in this regard.

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