The fixed and variable costs for three potential manufacturing plant sites for a rattan chair weaver are​ shown:                                                                                                                 Site Fixed Cost Per Year Variable Cost per Unit 1 $600   $11.00   2 $1,000   $5.00   3 $2,100   $3.00   Part 2 ​a) After rounding to the nearest whole​ number, site 1 is best below 67 550 0 67 units. Part 3 After rounding to the nearest whole​ number, site 2 is best between 67 550 0 67 and 550 67 550 0 units. Part 4 After rounding to the nearest whole​ number, site 3 is best above 550

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The fixed and variable costs for three potential manufacturing plant sites for a rattan chair weaver are​ shown:
 
                                                                                                             
Site
Fixed Cost Per Year
Variable Cost per Unit
1
$600
 
$11.00
 
2
$1,000
 
$5.00
 
3
$2,100
 
$3.00
 
Part 2
​a) After rounding to the nearest whole​ number, site 1 is best below
67
550
0
67
units.
Part 3
After rounding to the nearest whole​ number, site 2 is best between
67
550
0
67
and
550
67
550
0
units.
Part 4
After rounding to the nearest whole​ number, site 3 is best above
550
67
0
550
units.
Part 5
​b) If the demand is
57
​units, then the best location for the potential manufacturing plant is
SITE 1
SITE 3
SITE 2
SITE 1
.
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A Small Introduction about Manufacturing

 

  • Manufacturing is the most common way of transforming natural substances or parts into completed merchandise using instruments, human work, hardware, and compound handling.
  • Manufacturing is indispensable to the economy. Most items were handcrafted utilizing human work and fundamental instruments before the Industrial Revolution.
  • Manufacturing is a course that spends significant time in how individuals utilize present-day manufacturing frameworks with a prologue to manufacturing innovation and its relationship to society, people, and the climate.
  • The materials are adjusted during different manufacturing cycles to make the completed item.
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