In determining the number of facility locations, the lowest total cost is typically:
A)Not the lowest cost of either transportation or inventory.
B)Typically the lowest cost of either transportation or inventory.
C)Not related to transportation or inventory.
D)Difficult to generalize.

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The lowest total cost in facility location decisions is usually a balance between transportation and inventory costs, rather than being the lowest of either one individually.

In Determining the Number of Facility Locations, the Lowest Total