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Wiebe Trucking, Inc., is planning a new warehouse to serve the west. Denver, San

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Question

Wiebe Trucking, Inc., is planning a new warehouse to serve the west. Denver, Santa Fe, and Salt Lake City are under consideration. For each location, annual fixed costs (rent, equipment, and insurance) and average variable costs per shipment (labor, transportation, and utilities) are listed in the following table. Sales projections range from 400,000 to 500,000 shipments per year Annual Fixed Variable Costs per Location Salt Lake City Denver Santa Fe Costs $4,800,0 $4,500,000 $3,500,000 Shipment S4.55 S6.30 $7.60 00 a. Plot the total cost curves for all of the locations on a single graph. To ensure that you are able to clearly see the intersection of the lines, start your cost curves at 0 shipments (the y-intercept) and end your lines at a volume of 800 thousand shipments. 1.) Using the line drawing tool, plot the cost curve for Salt Lake City and label it properly 2.) Using the line drawing tool, plot the cost curve for Denver and label it properly 3.) Using the line drawing tool, plot the cost curve for Santa Fe and label it properly. Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required objects. 600 800 Shipments, thousands Click the graph, choose a tool in the palette and follow the instructions to create your graph.

Explanation / Answer

given,

LOCATION

FIXED COST

VARIABLE COST PER UNIT

Salt lake city

$4,800,000

$4.55

Denver

$4,500,000

$6.30

Santa Fe

$3,500,000

$7.60

Total Cost

Salt lake city

Units

Fixed Cost

Variable cost

total cost

0

$4,800,000

0

$4,800,000

200000

$4,800,000

910000

$5,710,000

250000

$4,800,000

1137500

$5,937,500

300000

$4,800,000

1365000

$6,165,000

400000

$4,800,000

1820000

$6,620,000

450000

$4,800,000

2047500

$6,847,500

500000

$4,800,000

2275000

$7,075,000

550000

$4,800,000

2502500

$7,302,500

600000

$4,800,000

2730000

$7,530,000

650000

$4,800,000

2957500

$7,757,500

700000

$4,800,000

3185000

$7,985,000

750000

$4,800,000

3412500

$8,212,500

800000

$4,800,000

3640000

$8,440,000

Denver

Units

Fixed Cost

Variable cost

total cost

0

$4,500,000

$0

$4,500,000

200000

$4,500,000

$1,260,000

$5,760,000

250000

$4,500,000

$1,575,000

$6,075,000

300000

$4,500,000

$1,890,000

$6,390,000

400000

$4,500,000

$2,520,000

$7,020,000

450000

$4,500,000

$2,835,000

$7,335,000

500000

$4,500,000

$3,150,000

$7,650,000

550000

$4,500,000

$3,465,000

$7,965,000

600000

$4,500,000

$3,780,000

$8,280,000

650000

$4,500,000

$4,095,000

$8,595,000

700000

$4,500,000

$4,410,000

$8,910,000

750000

$4,500,000

$4,725,000

$9,225,000

800000

$4,500,000

$5,040,000

$9,540,000

Santa Fe

Units

Fixed Cost

Variable cost

total cost

0

$3,500,000

0

$3,500,000

200000

$3,500,000

1520000

$5,020,000

250000

$3,500,000

1900000

$5,400,000

300000

$3,500,000

2280000

$5,780,000

400000

$3,500,000

3040000

$6,540,000

450000

$3,500,000

3420000

$6,920,000

500000

$3,500,000

3800000

$7,300,000

550000

$3,500,000

4180000

$7,680,000

600000

$3,500,000

4560000

$8,060,000

650000

$3,500,000

4940000

$8,440,000

700000

$3,500,000

5320000

$8,820,000

750000

$3,500,000

5700000

$9,200,000

800000

$3,500,000

6080000

$9,580,000

The graph is plotted using total cost column of three places. The total cost is obtained by adding fixed cost and total variable cost. Variable cost is computed by multiplying per unit variable cost * units.

given,

LOCATION

FIXED COST

VARIABLE COST PER UNIT

Salt lake city

$4,800,000

$4.55

Denver

$4,500,000

$6.30

Santa Fe

$3,500,000

$7.60

Total Cost

Salt lake city

Units

Fixed Cost

Variable cost

total cost

0

$4,800,000

0

$4,800,000

200000

$4,800,000

910000

$5,710,000

250000

$4,800,000

1137500

$5,937,500

300000

$4,800,000

1365000

$6,165,000

400000

$4,800,000

1820000

$6,620,000

450000

$4,800,000

2047500

$6,847,500

500000

$4,800,000

2275000

$7,075,000

550000

$4,800,000

2502500

$7,302,500

600000

$4,800,000

2730000

$7,530,000

650000

$4,800,000

2957500

$7,757,500

700000

$4,800,000

3185000

$7,985,000

750000

$4,800,000

3412500

$8,212,500

800000

$4,800,000

3640000

$8,440,000

Denver

Units

Fixed Cost

Variable cost

total cost

0

$4,500,000

$0

$4,500,000

200000

$4,500,000

$1,260,000

$5,760,000

250000

$4,500,000

$1,575,000

$6,075,000

300000

$4,500,000

$1,890,000

$6,390,000

400000

$4,500,000

$2,520,000

$7,020,000

450000

$4,500,000

$2,835,000

$7,335,000

500000

$4,500,000

$3,150,000

$7,650,000

550000

$4,500,000

$3,465,000

$7,965,000

600000

$4,500,000

$3,780,000

$8,280,000

650000

$4,500,000

$4,095,000

$8,595,000

700000

$4,500,000

$4,410,000

$8,910,000

750000

$4,500,000

$4,725,000

$9,225,000

800000

$4,500,000

$5,040,000

$9,540,000

Santa Fe

Units

Fixed Cost

Variable cost

total cost

0

$3,500,000

0

$3,500,000

200000

$3,500,000

1520000

$5,020,000

250000

$3,500,000

1900000

$5,400,000

300000

$3,500,000

2280000

$5,780,000

400000

$3,500,000

3040000

$6,540,000

450000

$3,500,000

3420000

$6,920,000

500000

$3,500,000

3800000

$7,300,000

550000

$3,500,000

4180000

$7,680,000

600000

$3,500,000

4560000

$8,060,000

650000

$3,500,000

4940000

$8,440,000

700000

$3,500,000

5320000

$8,820,000

750000

$3,500,000

5700000

$9,200,000

800000

$3,500,000

6080000

$9,580,000

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