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39) One of the objectives of facility location analysis is to select a site with the lowest total cost. Which of the following are hidden costs that should be included in the analysis?

A) Becoming less responsive to the customer

B) Supplier costs

C) Taxes

D) Construction costs

E) Product life cycle costs

40) One of the objectives in facility location analysis is to select a site with the lowest total cost. Which of the following costs are hidden costs that should be included in the analysis?

A) Infrastructure costs

B) Movement of preproduction material between locations

C) Taxes

D) Construction costs

E) Bribery costs

41) Which of the following is not an infrastructure criteria used in facility location analysis?

A) Adequate school system

B) Adequate health care

C) Adequate transportation

D) Adequate low cost labor

E) Adequate public utility systems

42) How many free trade zones are there in the United States?

A) Less than 50

B) Less than 100

C) About 260

D) More than 412

E) About 310

43) An example of a trading bloc is which of the following?

A) Central American Free Trade Agreement countries

B) Free trade zones

C) ISO-9000 companies

D) American Production and Inventory Control Society

E) Wal-Mart and its suppliers

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