Problem 8-1 A newly formed firm must decide on a plant location. There are two a

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Problem 8-1 A newly formed firm must decide on a plant location. There are two alternatives under consideration: locate near the major raw materials or locate near the major customers. Locating near the raw materials will result in lower fixed and variable costs than locating near the market, but the owners believe there would be a loss in sales volume because customers tend to favor local suppliers. Revenue per unit will be $190 in either case. Omaha Kansas City Annual fixed costs $ millions) Variable cost per unit Expected annual demand (units) $ 1.1 1.0 $ 4055 11,e00 10,400 Using the above information, determine which location would produce the greater profit. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.) (Click to selectwould produce the greater gross profit of

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For Omaha:

For Kansas city

So Kansas city would produce the greater profit of $485000

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