Ching-Chang Kuo is considering opening a new foundryin Denton, Texas; Edwardsville, Illinois; or Fayetteville, Arkansas, to produce high-quality rifle sights. He has assem-bled the following fixed-cost and variable-cost data: PER-UNIT COSTS LOCATION FIXED COSTPER YEAR MATERIALVARIABLELABOR OVERHEADDenton $200,000 $ .20 $ .40 $ .40Edwardsville $180,000 $ .25 $ .75 $ .75Fayetteville $170,000 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00a) Graph the total cost lines.b) Over what range of annual volume is each facility goingto have a competitive advantage?c) What is the volume at the intersection of the Edwardsvilleand Fayetteville cost lines?

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A producer of pottery is considering the addition of a new plant to absorb the backlog of demand that now exists. The primary location being considered will have fixed costs of $11,152 per month and variable costs of $1.23 per unit produced. Each item is sold to retailers at a price that averages $2.07 a) The volume per month is required in order to break even = Blank 1 (in whole number) b) The profit or loss would be realized on a monthly volume of 61,000 units Blank 2 c) The volume is needed to obtain a profit of $16,000 per month = Blank 3 (in whole number) d) The volume is needed to provide revenue of $23,000 per month = Blank 4 (in whole number)

Decision factors Amazon might consider before choosing a city to locate their new Headquarters - Please explain each factor in detail.  Cost-Effective land Skilful labours residing nearby to Headquarters. Potential for growth Demographic Accessibility and Parking Proximity to other businesses and services Building's infrastructure Competition