Location Planning and Analysis
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A small producer of machine tools wants to move to a larger building, and has identified two alternatives. Location A has annual fixed costs of $100,000 and variable costs of $13,000 per unit; location B has annual fixed costs of $300,000 and variable costs of $8,000 per unit. The finished items sell for $18,000 each.
a. At what volume of output would the two locations have the same total cost?
Volume of output ____________units
b-1. For what range of output would location A be superior?
Range of output 0 to ______________
b-2. For what range would B be superior?
Range of output _______________or more
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$100,000 and variable costs of $13,000 per unit; location B has annual fixed costs of $300,000 and variable costs of $8,000 per unit. The finished items sell for $18,000 each.
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