A Major Grocery Chain Desires to Build a Facility in a City

question 6

Multiple Choice

A major grocery chain desires to build a facility in a city with three distinct market demographic segments. The number of possible customers in each segment and the central location coordinates of the segments are given below. Using the center-of-gravity method for the best location, identify the TRUE statement. $\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Market Segment }&\text { Location Coordinates } \mathrm{X}, \mathrm{Y}&\text { Number of Customers }\\1 & 15,18 & 2,500 \\2 & 2,13 & 3,200 \\3 & 8,10 & 3,900\end{array}$

• A) The x-axis and the y-axis are less than 10.0.
• B) The x-axis is less than 10.0, and the y-axis is more than 10.0.
• C) The x-axis is more than 10.0, and the y-axis is less than 10.0.
• D) The x-axis and the y-axis are more than 10.0.

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