Question detail
Harbour Hire serves premium buyers while launching a product; the case evidence includes labour productivity of ?4,099, sales of 749 units, and a 38% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Explain how availability of raw materials and labour can influence business location?
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Type
practice
Style
Topic
Business location
Question
- A. Use location, labour, raw materials to judge break-even output, employees impact, and the business objective in Location factors.
- B. Give only a definition of Business location without using the case evidence.
- C. Treat revenue and profit as identical and ignore the effect on employees.
- D. Choose the largest sales figure without checking costs, finance, or context.
Answer
The correct option is: Use location, labour, raw materials to judge break-even output, employees impact, and the business objective in Location factors.
Explanation
The answer is commercially strongest because Use location, labour, raw materials to judge break-even output, employees impact, and the business objective in Location factors. The case evidence gives ?5,599, 749 units, and 38%, so the answer must explain the commercial effect rather than repeat a definition. The distractors are weaker because they confuse revenue and profit, miss the employees, or ignore the business objective.
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