A company wants to build a warehouse to serve three markets and has determined the markets...

A company wants to build a warehouse to serve three markets and has determined the markets and their relative locations as follows:

Market A- (10,20) Load 300

Market B- (20,15) Load 100

Market C- (15,25) Load 200

a.If the company has narrowed down the warehouse location to either market B or C, which location would be a better choice using load-distance score method, assuming rectilinear distance? b. If the company has decided to locate the facility at the center of gravity, what are the coordinates of the center of gravity? And what would be the load-distance score of this choice, assuming rectilinear distance?

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