An Operations Manager Has Narrowed Down the Search for a New

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An operations manager has narrowed down the search for a new plant for McIntosh Enterprises to three locations.Fixed and variable costs follow: Plot the total cost curves in the chart provided and identify the range over which each location would be best.Then use break-even analysis to calculate exactly the break-even quantity that defines each range. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A) Location C is the best one if volumes are quite low.
B) Location A becomes the most expensive place to produce at volumes less than 10,000.
C) The break-even quantity between A and B is less than or equal to 17,000 units.
D) The break-even quantity between C and B is more than 30,000 units.