What are the dominant factors that a manufacturing firm must consider when making a location decision?

What will be an ideal response?


The authors indicate that the dominant factors in manufacturing firms' location decisions are: favorable labor climate, proximity to markets, impact on environment, quality of life, proximity to suppliers and resources, proximity to parent company's facilities, expenses in utilities, taxes and real estate, and the nebulous "other factors".

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A. Search engines B. Websites C. Product demonstrations D. Past shopping experiences E. Blogs

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Income statement accounts are temporary accounts and, as such, will have beginning and ending balances of zero

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which data types are typically found in the marketing department?

A. Transactional data, purchasing data, payroll data, tax data. B. Investment data, monetary data, reporting data. C. Promotion data, sales data, advertising data. D. Employee data, promotion data, vacation data.

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To contrast responses of employees with children against responses of employees without children from a survey on attitudes toward on-site child care, ________

A) use cross-tabulation B) determine the range of responses C) determine the average response D) determine the standard deviation

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