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Evaluating location alternatives by comparing their composite (weighted-average) scores involves which of the following?

A) factor-rating analysis
B) cost-volume analysis
C) transportation model analysis
D) linear regression analysis
E) crossover analysis

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Databases containing such variables as street maps,utilities,population age and income,and the software that analyzes such data for location decisions,are referred to as ________.

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Environmental Glass Products,Inc.wants to build a new centralized facility to receive household,commercial,and industrial glass for recycling.This center will be supplied by trucks coming from four "collection points," where recyclable glass is dropped off by individuals and businesses.The volume and the map coordinates for the four collection centers are shown below.Where should the collection center be located?

A manufacturing company is considering two alternative locations for a new facility.The fixed and variable costs for the two locations are found in the table below.For which volume of business would the two locations be equally attractive? If the company plans on producing 50,000 units,which location would be more attractive?

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 would be $3,600,000 per year,with variable costs of $0.35 per unit.If annual demand is expected to be 10 million units,which plant offers the lowest total cost?

Which of the following is a location analysis technique typically employed by a service organization?

Geographic information systems can assist the location decision by:

Why does FedEx use a central hub airline network,rather than a "point-to-point" network? Describe FedEx's approach to choosing its superhub.

The graphic approach to locational cost-volume analysis displays the range of volume over which each location is preferable.

A contractor for the military is looking for a new location for a supply depot.The depot will supply four bases whose tonnage (demand)and map coordinates are shown below.If management wants the depot to have a central location,what should be its map coordinates?

Industrial firms choose locations that minimize cost,but service firms look for locations with good demographics and traffic count because these variables are indicators of good ________.

The location decisions of goods-producing firms will generally pay more attention to parking,access,and traffic counts than will service location decisions.

Intangible costs include which of the following?

When making a location decision at the country level,which of these would be considered?

Which of these factors would be considered when making a location decision at the site level?

Industrial location analysis typically attempts to:

The ________ method is popular because a wide variety of factors,from education to recreation to labor skills,can be objectively included.

When making a location decision at the region/community level,which of these would be considered?

The ratio of labor cost per day to productivity,in units per day,is the labor cost per unit.

Lists have been developed that rank countries on issues such as "competitiveness" and "corruption."