A national drugstore chain prefers to operate one outlet in a town that has four major market segments.The number of potential customers in each segment,along with the location coordinates,are given below.
$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Market } \\\text { Segment }\end{array} & \mathrm { x } & \mathrm { y } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Customers }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 2 & 18 & 1200 \\2 & 15 & 17 & 700 \\3 & 2 & 2 & 1800 \\4 & 14 & 2 & 2500 \\\hline\end{array}$
Which would be the best location using the center of gravity method?

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A national drugstore chain prefers to operate one outlet in a town that has four major market segments.The number of potential customers in each segment,along with the location coordinates,are given below.

\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Market } \\\text { Segment }\end{array} & \mathrm { x } & \mathrm { y } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Customers }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 2 & 18 & 1200 \\2 & 15 & 17 & 700 \\3 & 2 & 2 & 1800 \\4 & 14 & 2 & 2500 \\\hline\end{array}

Which would be the best location using the center of gravity method?

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The Answer of A national drugstore chain prefers to operate one outlet in a town that has four major market segments.The number of potential customers in each segment,along with the location coordinates,are given below. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Market } \ \text { Segment } \end{array} & \mathrm { x } & \mathrm { y } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \ \text { Customers } \end{array} \ \hline 1 & 2 & 18 & 1200 \ 2 & 15 & 17 & 700 \ 3 & 2 & 2 & 1800 \ 4 & 14 & 2 & 2500 \ \hline \end{array}$$ Which would be the best location using the center of gravity method? A) x > 10, y < 5 B) x < 10, y > 5 C) x < 9, y < 6 D) x < 11, y > 8

A National Drugstore Chain Prefers to Operate One Outlet in a Town