DryIce, Inc. is a manufacturer of air conditioners that has seen its demand grow significantly. The company anticipates nationwide demand for the year 2010 to be 180,000 units in the South; 120,000 units in the Midwest; 110,000 units in the East; and 100,000 units in the West. Managers at DryIce are designing the manufacturing network and have selected four potential sites – New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and San Diego. Plants could have a capacity of either 200,000 or 400,000 units. The annual fixed costs at the four locations are shown in the table below, along with the cost of producing and shipping an air conditioner to each of the four markets. Where should DryIce build its factories and how large should they be?   New York Atlanta Chicago San Diego       Annual fixed cost of 200,00 plant $6 miilion 5.5 million 5.6 million 6.1 million       Annual fixed cost of 400,000 $10 million $9.2 million 9.3 million 10.2 million       EAST $211 $232 $238 $299       SOUTH $232 $212 $230 $280       MIDWEST $240 $230 $215 $270       WEST $300 $280 $270 $225

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DryIce, Inc. is a manufacturer of air conditioners that has seen its demand grow significantly. The company anticipates nationwide demand for the year 2010 to be 180,000 units in the South; 120,000 units in the Midwest; 110,000 units in the East; and 100,000 units in the West. Managers at DryIce are designing the manufacturing network and have selected four potential sites – New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and San Diego. Plants could have a capacity of either 200,000 or 400,000 units. The annual fixed costs at the four locations are shown in the table below, along with the cost of producing and shipping an air conditioner to each of the four markets. Where should DryIce build its factories and how large should they be?

  New York Atlanta Chicago San Diego      
Annual fixed cost of 200,00 plant $6 miilion 5.5 million 5.6 million 6.1 million      
Annual fixed cost of 400,000 $10 million $9.2 million 9.3 million 10.2 million      

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$211 $232 $238 $299      
SOUTH $232 $212 $230 $280      
MIDWEST $240 $230 $215 $270      
WEST $300 $280 $270 $225      
               
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