Mr. Jack is in the process of expanding his manufacturing business. He decided to open a plant in the coming year. He has four locations in mind. The costs information for these locations is in the following table.   Location A B C Fixed Cost 60000 80000 130000 Variable Cost 30 20 10         Write an equation to represent the total costs for each location. Draw the total costs lines for each location on the same axes. (Use output ranges of 2000, 4000, 6000, 8000 etc. and intervals of $50,000 on the Y axis. Over what range of output is location A the most preferred location? Over what range of output is location B the most preferred location? Over what range of output is location C the most preferred location?

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  1. Mr. Jack is in the process of expanding his manufacturing business. He decided to open a plant in the coming year. He has four locations in mind. The costs information for these locations is in the following table.

 

Location

A

B

C

Fixed Cost

60000

80000

130000

Variable Cost

30

20

10

 

 

 

 

  1. Write an equation to represent the total costs for each location.
  2. Draw the total costs lines for each location on the same axes. (Use output ranges of 2000, 4000, 6000, 8000 etc. and intervals of $50,000 on the Y axis.
  3. Over what range of output is location A the most preferred location?
  4. Over what range of output is location B the most preferred location?
  5. Over what range of output is location C the most preferred location?

 

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