The following data are related to the operating costs of three possible locations for Fountain Manufacturing
location 1 location 2 location3
fixed costs $165,000 $125,000 $180,000
direct material cost per unit 8.5 8.4 3.7
Direct labor cost per unit 4.2 3.9 3.7
Overhead per unit 1.2 1.1 1.0
Transportation costs per 1000 units 800 1,100 950
Which location would minimize the total costs, given an annual production of 50,000 unit? for what levels of manufacture and distribution would each location be best?