19. Economies and Diseconomies of Scale Average Unit Cost of Output ($) Annual Volume (units) Best Operating Level Economies of Scale Diseconomies of Scale
41. A Sequence of Decisions National Decision Regional Decision Community Decision Site Decision Political, social, economic stability; Currency exchange rates; . . . . . Climate; Customer concentrations; Degree of unionization; . . . . . Transportation system availability; Preference of management; . . . . . Site size/cost; Environmental impact; Zoning restrictions; . . . . .
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48. Analyzing Service Location Decisions Consumer Behavior Research Market Research Data Gathering for Each Location Alternative Revenue Projections for Each Location Alternative Why do customers buy our products and services? Who are our customers? What are their characteristics? What are the economic projections? What is the time-phased revenue? Profit Projections for Each Location Alternative What are the projected revenues less time-phased operating costs? Where are our customers concentrated? What are their traffic/spending patterns?