Companies opting to differentiate their branded footwear from rival brands by offering buyers 500 models/styles to choose from should consider the $14 million annual costs for production run setup costs associated with producing 500 models/styles at each plant by

a. building plants in all four geographic regions and producing 500 models at each plant

b. cutting the % use of superior materials to help cover some of the costs of the $14 million in annual production run setup costs at each plant producing 500 styles

c. instituting plant upgrade options a and c at each company plant

d. investing in plant upgrade option b at one or more plants

e. doubling the expenditures for enhanced styling to also increase S/Q ratings of their footwear brands