[8-9] A packaging firm needs to locate a distribution center…

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[8-9] A pаckаging firm needs tо lоcаte a distributiоn center to serve four new retail outlets.  Below is a table of the outlet locations:             Outlet                          X Coordinate        Y Coordinate          Monthly shipping amount                                    Chicago                           30                          120                                200 tons                                    Pittsburgh                        90                          110                                100 tons             New York City                 127                         130                                300 tons             Atlanta                             65                            40                                100 tons Use the Center of Gravity Method to answer the next two questions.  The marketing department has developed the following estimates of monthly shipping amounts to each location:  200 tons to Chicago, 100 tons to Pittsburgh, 300 tons to New York City, and 100 tons to Atlanta.  Using this new information, where should the distribution center be located?

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