East Texas Seasonings Is Preparing to Build One Processing Center

question 134

Multiple Choice

East Texas Seasonings is preparing to build one processing center to serve its four sources of seasonings. The four source locations are at coordinates shown below. Also, the volume from each source is provided. What is the center of gravity?
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { X-coordinate } & \text { Y-coordinate } & \text { Volume } \\\hline \text { Athens, Texas } & 30 & 30 & 150 \\\hline \text { Beaumont, Texas } & 20 & 10 & 350 \\\hline \text { Carthage, Texas } & 10 & 70 & 100 \\\hline \text { Denton, Texas } & 50 & 50 & 200 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) X = 28.125; Y = 31.25
• B) X = 22000; Y = 24000
• C) X = 27.5; Y = 40
• D) center of gravity = 28
• E) none of the above

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