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A Manufacturing Firm Is Considering Two Locations for a Plant

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A manufacturing firm is considering two locations for a plant to produce a new product.The two locations have fixed and variable costs as follows: A manufacturing firm is considering two locations for a plant to produce a new product.The two locations have fixed and variable costs as follows:   At what annual output would the company be indifferent between the two locations? A) 60,000 units B) 15,000 units C) 10,000 units D) 20,000 units E) 4,000 units At what annual output would the company be indifferent between the two locations?


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