A firm is considering two location alternatives. At location A, fixed costs would be$4,000,000 per year, and variable costs $0.30 per unit. At alternative B, fixed costs wouldbe $3,600,000 per year, with variable costs of $0.34 per unit. If annual demand isexpected to be 9 million units, which plant offers the lowest total cost?Plant B, because it has the lower variable cost per unit.Plant A, because it is cheaper than Plant B for all volumes below 10,000,000units.Plant A, because it is cheaper than Plant B for all volumes.Plant B, because it is cheaper than Plant A for all volumes below 10,000,000units.Neither Plant A nor Plant B, because the crossover point is at 9 millionunits.

Alternative A: Fixed Cost = $4,000,000 Variable Cost = $0.30 per unit Expected annual demand = 9…

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