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Part $1$

The fixed and variable costs for three potential manufacturing plant sites for a rattan chair weaver are$$ shown:

$$

Site

Fixed Cost Per Year

Variable Cost per Unit

$1$

$ $700$$$700$

$ $10\mathrm{.}00$$$10\mathrm{.}00$

$2$

$ $1$ comma $200$$$1,200$

$ $7\mathrm{.}00$$$7\mathrm{.}00$

$3$

$ $2$ comma $100$$$2,100$

$ $5\mathrm{.}00$$$5\mathrm{.}00$

Part $2$

$$a$)$ After rounding to the nearest whole$$ number, site $1$ is best below

$167$

units.

Part $3$

After rounding to the nearest whole$$ number, site $2$ is best between

$167$

and

$450$

units.

Part $4$

After rounding to the nearest whole$$ number, site $3$ is best above

$450$

units.

Part $5$

$$b$)$ If the demand is $440440$units$,$ then the best location for the potential manufacturing plant is

SITE $2$

$.$The fixed and variable costs for three potential manufacturing plant sites for a rattan chair weaver are shown: