Question 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. Locations       A         B         C             D Fixed Costs 60000, 80000, 100000, 130000 Variable  Costs/unit    30,       20,        15,           10 i.    Write an equation to represent the total costs for each location. ii. Draw the total costs lines for each location on the same axes. (Use output ranges  of 200, 400, 600, 800 etc. and intervals of $50,000 on the Y axis.

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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.
Locations       A         B         C             D
Fixed Costs 60000, 80000, 100000, 130000
Variable 
Costs/unit    30,       20,        15,           10

i.    Write an equation to represent the total costs for each location.
ii. Draw the total costs lines for each location on the same axes. (Use output ranges 
of 200, 400, 600, 800 etc. and intervals of $50,000 on the Y axis.

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